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ossining

/ˈɑsɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
os-sin-ing
IPA
/ˈɑsɪnɪŋ/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in Westchester County, New York.

name

A village, within this town; the site of Sing Sing prison.

Etymology

From earlier Ossingsing, named for the nearby Sing Sing Kill, borrowed from Dutch Sintsing, Sintsinck, from Munsee *ăsúnchung (*ăsə́nčəng), *ăshúnshung (*ăšə́nšəng, “at the small stone”), ăsún (ăsə́n, “stone”) + -ush (-əš, diminutive suffix) + -ung (-əng, locative suffix), from Proto-Algonquian *aʔsenya. The prison located on the site retains the older form of the name, Sing Sing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Sintsing, *ăsúnchung, *aʔsenya
  • Suffix: ăsún

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɑsɪnɪŋ/
  • British English: /ˈɒsɪnɪŋ/

Questions

How do you pronounce ossining?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑsɪnɪŋ/.
What does ossining mean?
A town in Westchester County, New York.
Where does ossining come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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