Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shetlander

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: shet-lander
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of the Shetland Islands.

Example Sentences

"The Shetlanders believe in two kinds of Trows, as they call the Scandinavian Trolls, those of the land and those of the sea."

Etymology

From Shetland + -er.

Inflected Forms

Shetlanders (plural)

Questions

What does shetlander mean?: A native or inhabitant of the Shetland Islands.
Where does shetlander come from?: From Shetland + -er.

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