Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pennill

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-nill
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of Welsh verse in which the singer has to change words and measure according to the variations of an accompanist on the harp.

Etymology

From Welsh pennill (“verse”).

Origin

Source language: Welsh

Word Breakdown

Root: pennill

Inflected Forms

pennills (plural) penillion (plural) pennillion (plural) penill (alternative)

Questions

What does pennill mean?: A kind of Welsh verse in which the singer has to change words and measure according to the variations of an accompanist on the harp.
Where does pennill come from?: It is traced to Welsh.

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