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vltava

/vəlˈtɑːvə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
vl-ta-va
IPA
/vəlˈtɑːvə/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A major river in the Czech Republic, tributary of the Elbe.

Etymology

From Czech Vltava, of uncertain origin; possibly cognate to Moldau, the German name for the river, as it is sometimes suggested that both words derive from Old High German * wilt awa, wilt aha (“wild river”), corresponding to Proto-Germanic *wilþijaz (“wild”) + *ahwō (“water”); older texts have spellings such as Fuldaha (in 872), Wultha (1113), Wlitaua (1125). However, compare Ltava.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Vltava, *wilþijaz

Questions

How do you pronounce vltava?
The recorded pronunciation is /vəlˈtɑːvə/.
What does vltava mean?
A major river in the Czech Republic, tributary of the Elbe.
Where does vltava come from?
It is traced to Czech.

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