Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roch

/ɹˈɑk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: roch
IPA: /ɹˈɑk/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell.

name

A village in Nolton and Roch community, Pembrokeshire, Wales (OS grid ref SM8721).

Etymology

From Middle English Rechedham, from Old English Reċedhām, of Brythonic origin, from the intensive Proto-Brythonic prefix *ar- + *koɨd (“wood”), meaning "river opposite of the wood." More at Roch.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Rechedham, Reċedhām, -

Derived Forms

Rochdale

Phrases

Nolton and Roch Riemann-Roch theorem Hirzebruch-Riemann-Roch theorem

Frequently Paired Words

Roach Riemann-Roch theorem Hirzebruch-Riemann-Roch theorem

Homonyms

rocque rocke

Rhymes With

rock stock block lock shock clock iraq doc knock cock o'clock dock

Questions

How do you pronounce roch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɑk/.
What does roch mean?: A river in Greater Manchester, England, which joins the River Irwell.
Where does roch come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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