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thurso

/ˈθʌɹzo/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
thur-so
IPA
/ˈθʌɹzo/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in northern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland.

name

A river in Highland council area, Scotland.

Etymology

From Old Norse Þórsá (“Thor's River”). The Norse is likely an adaptation of the Latin Tarvodubron from a Proto-Brythonic reflex of Proto-Celtic *tarwos (“bull”) + *dubros (“water”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Þórsá, Tarvodubron, -, *tarwos

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈθɜːɹsəʊ/

Questions

How do you pronounce thurso?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθʌɹzo/.
What does thurso mean?
A town in northern Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland.
Where does thurso come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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