Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shortall

/ʃˈɔɹtəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: short-all
IPA: /ʃˈɔɹtəl/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Re-Anglicized form of Irish Soirtéil, a Gaelicized form of an obsolete English surname.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Soirtéil

Inflected Forms

Shortalls (plural)

Rhymes With

portal mortal immortal chortle bortle

Questions

How do you pronounce shortall?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɔɹtəl/.
What does shortall mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does shortall come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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