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strother

/stɹˈɑðɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
strother
IPA
/stɹˈɑðɚ/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English Strother (surname and placename), from strother (“marsh”), probably from Old English strōd (“marshy land”) (in Scots, beside forms with -th- like Ravenstruther, stroder and other forms with -d- are attested), whence also Strood.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Strother, strōd

Inflected Forms

Strothers (plural)

Rhymes With

father bother

Questions

How do you pronounce strother?
The recorded pronunciation is /stɹˈɑðɚ/.
What does strother mean?
A surname.
Where does strother come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce strother

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