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saxish

/ˈsæk.sɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Sax-ish
IPA
/ˈsæk.sɪʃ/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Saxon.

Obsolete

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Saxish, from Old English *Seaxisc (attested in Sūþseaxisċ), from Proto-Germanic *sahsiskaz.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Saxish, *Seaxisc, *sahsiskaz

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈsæk.sɪʃ/
  • British English: /ˈsæk.sɪʃ/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce saxish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæk.sɪʃ/.
What does saxish mean?
Saxon.
Where does saxish come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce saxish

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