Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skute

/skuːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: skute
IPA: /skuːt/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A boat; a small vessel.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"They carried with them all the skutes and boats that might be found."

Etymology

From Icelandic skúta; akin to Swedish skuta, Danish skude, Dutch schuit.

Origin

Source language: Icelandic

Word Breakdown

Root: skúta

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

skutes (plural)

Homonyms

scoot

Questions

How do you pronounce skute?: The recorded pronunciation is /skuːt/.
What does skute mean?: A boat; a small vessel.
Where does skute come from?: It is traced to Icelandic.

How to pronounce skute

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