Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skarn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: skarn
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish skarn (“skarn, filth”), from Old Norse skarn, from Proto-Germanic *skarną. Doublet of sharn.

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: skarn, *skarną

Inflected Forms

skarns (plural)

Derived Forms

endoskarn exoskarn skarnic skarnoid

Questions

What does skarn mean?: Any of various metamorphic rocks formed by metasomatism.
Where does skarn come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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