Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tvedt

/tvˈɛdt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tvedt
IPA: /tvˈɛdt/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Norwegian.

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Tvedt, from Danicized tveit, from Old Norse þveit. Doublet of thwaite.

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: þveit

Inflected Forms

Tvedts (plural)

Rhymes With

twedt

Questions

How do you pronounce tvedt?: The recorded pronunciation is /tvˈɛdt/.
What does tvedt mean?: A surname from Norwegian.
Where does tvedt come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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