Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nyckelharpa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ny-ck-el-harpa
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are depressed, and most commonly featuring chromatic and sympathetic strings in modern instruments, originating in the traditional music of Sweden.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish nyckelharpa.

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: nyckelharpa

Inflected Forms

nyckelharpas (plural) nyckelharpor (plural)

Synonyms

keyed fiddle key harp

Questions

What does nyckelharpa mean?: A string instrument (chordophone) with a long body and a boat-shaped soundbox, with keys attached to tangents that act like frets when the keys are depressed, and most commonly featuring chromatic and sympathetic strings in modern instruments, originating in the traditional music of Sweden.
Where does nyckelharpa come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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