Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

usk

/ʌsk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: usk
IPA: /ʌsk/

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in Powys and Monmouthshire, Wales, that empties into the Severn at Newport.

name

A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales, on this river (OS grid ref SO3700).

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Wÿsk (modern Welsh Wysg), from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate with the river names Esk, Exe, and Axe.

Word Breakdown

Root: Wÿsk, *Uɨsk

Derived Forms

Uskmouth

Phrases

Talybont-on-Usk

Questions

How do you pronounce usk?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʌsk/.
What does usk mean?: A river in Powys and Monmouthshire, Wales, that empties into the Severn at Newport.
Where does usk come from?: From Middle Welsh Wÿsk (modern Welsh Wysg), from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate with the river names Esk, Exe, and Axe.

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