Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

roun

/ˈɹaʊ̯n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
roun
IPA
/ˈɹaʊ̯n/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A speech or conversation (especially rumoured or whispered).

Obsolete

noun

A rune (ancient Germanic character)

Obsolete

noun

A secret or mystery.

Obsolete

verb

To whisper.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Celtic *rūnābor.? Proto-Germanic *rūnō Proto-West Germanic *rūnu Old English rūn Middle English roune English roun From Middle English roun, from Old English rūn, from Proto-Germanic *rūnō; more at round. Doublet of rune and round. The "rune" sense is likely a semantic loan from Old English rūn or one of its Germanic cognate.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: roun, rūn, *rūnō

Usage

Inflected Forms

rouns (plural) rouns (present, singular) rouning (participle, present) rouned (participle, past) rouned (past)

Rhymes With

down get down change down close down town low-down brown road town spanish town crown downtown clown

Questions

How do you pronounce roun?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaʊ̯n/.
What does roun mean?
A speech or conversation (especially rumoured or whispered).
Where does roun come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce roun

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