Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tranent

/trəˈnɛnt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: tra-nent
IPA: /trəˈnɛnt/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4072).

Etymology

Of Cumbric origin, from Cumbric *trev (“settlement, town”) + *ı (“the”) + *nant (“stream, brook”).

Word Breakdown

Root: -, *trev

Questions

How do you pronounce tranent?: The recorded pronunciation is /trəˈnɛnt/.
What does tranent mean?: A town in East Lothian council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT4072).
Where does tranent come from?: Of Cumbric origin, from Cumbric *trev (“settlement, town”) + *ı (“the”) + *nant (“stream, brook”).

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