Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trousdale

/tˈɝəsdeɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
trous-dale
IPA
/tˈɝəsdeɪl/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Reduced form of *Troutsdale, meaning "trout pool", from Old English truht (“trout”) + steall (“fishing ground”); akin to trout stall. The second element was eventually misanalysed as dale.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Trousdales (plural)

Phrases

Trousdale County

Questions

How do you pronounce trousdale?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɝəsdeɪl/.
What does trousdale mean?
A surname.
Where does trousdale come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce trousdale

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