Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ullie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ul-lie
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of the Helmsdale: a river in Highland council area, which flows into the North Sea at Helmsdale.

Example Sentences

"The Inverness to Wick line of the late Highland Railway, now L.M.S.R, was diverted inland from Helmsdale up the valley of the Ullie, as, although this entailed a wide circuit, the route offered a considerably easier course from the engineering and gradient point of view than attempting to continue round the coast via Lybster."

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic Ilidh, of uncertain derivation, but Isaac (2005) connects this with a Proto-Celtic root meaning "cry" (cf. Old Irish ilach (“victorious howl”)).

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: Ilidh, -

Inflected Forms

the Ullie (canonical)

Synonyms

the Helmsdale

Questions

What does ullie mean?: Synonym of the Helmsdale: a river in Highland council area, which flows into the North Sea at Helmsdale.
Where does ullie come from?: It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

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