Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

senn

/sˈɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: senn
IPA: /sˈɛn/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

South German surname for a dairy farmer, from the common noun German Senn(e) (“herdsman in the Alps”) (15th century), from Old High German senno (“shepherd”) (11th century), from Proto-West Germanic *sannjō (“herdsman, dairyman”), from Vulgar Latin saniō (“herdsman, dairyman”) (compare Romansh Sursilvan sagn, Romansh Ladin signun (“herdsman”)), presumably from Celtic (compare Old Irish sine (“nipple, teat”), from Proto-Celtic *sɸenyos (“teat, nipple”)). A relationship with German Sahne (“cream”) (ultimately from Latin sagīna (“nourishment”)) is unlikely.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Senn, senno, *sannjō, saniō

Derived Forms

sennin

Homonyms

senne

Rhymes With

when then again men ten ben en pen gen cnn ken den

Questions

How do you pronounce senn?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɛn/.
What does senn mean?: A surname.
Where does senn come from?: It is traced to German.

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