Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pengwern

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peng-w-ern
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A former city, the former capital of Powys, Wales region, Britannia, Great Britain island. Predecessor of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. The city was burned to the ground by the Lloegrin. The city was capital of Powys during the Roman Era.

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Synonym of Powys: A former kingdom in the Wales region, Britannia, Great Britain island; a kingdom during the Roman Era; which would split into medieval Powys and Pengwern.

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A former kingdom in the Wales region, Britannia, Great Britain island. Capital: Pengwern; a medieval kingdom, successor kingdom to the Roman Era's Powys; along with medieval Powys. The kingdom was extinguished by the Lloegrin.

Etymology

From Welsh Pengwern, from pen+gwern.

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: Pengwern

Synonyms

Powys

Questions

What does pengwern mean?: A former city, the former capital of Powys, Wales region, Britannia, Great Britain island. Predecessor of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK. The city was burned to the ground by the Lloegrin. The city was capital of Powys during the Roman Era.
Where does pengwern come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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