Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tooke

/tˈʊk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
tooke
IPA
/tˈʊk/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete spelling of took.

Obsolete

name

A surname from Old Norse.

Etymology

From Old Norse Tóki, a short form of the personal name Þorketill.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Tookes (plural) Took (alternative)

Derived Forms

Tookean

Rhymes With

look took book cook hook shook brooke brook undertook crook cooke nook

Questions

How do you pronounce tooke?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈʊk/.
What does tooke mean?
Obsolete spelling of took.
Where does tooke come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

How to pronounce tooke

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