Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obertenghi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: obertenghi
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Collectively, the members of a mediaeval Frankish dynasty of Italian nobility comprising Oberto I and descendants; the dynasty itself.

Example Sentences

"In 1187 the marquis of Massa, Guglielmo, burst on the scene in Sardinia; he was the head of one of the four branches of the Obertenghi clan and was supported by the commune of Pisa."
"Crucially, the Welf family also held extensive lands in Emilia and Lombardy, through its links to the Italian clan of the Obertenghi, which had formerly produced many diehard imperialists."
"The Genoese nobility began with Ido degli Obertenghi, who appears in the city annals in 952 as a viscount. From countship the territory became a march, and the Obertenghi became marquises."

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Obertenghi.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Obertenghi

Questions

What does obertenghi mean?: Collectively, the members of a mediaeval Frankish dynasty of Italian nobility comprising Oberto I and descendants; the dynasty itself.
Where does obertenghi come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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