Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentland firth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.29 in modern English

Syllables: pent-land -firth
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A strait (not a true firth) separating the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland.

Etymology

From Old Norse Petlandsfjörð meaning "fjord of Pictland".

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: Petlandsfjörð

Inflected Forms

the Pentland Firth (canonical)

Questions

What does pentland firth mean?: A strait (not a true firth) separating the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland.
Where does pentland firth come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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