Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whalsay

/ˈʍɔːlzi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: whal-say
IPA: /ˈʍɔːlzi/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.

Etymology

From Old Norse hvalr (“whale”) + ey (“island”).

Origin

Source language: Old Norse

Word Breakdown

Root: hvalr

Questions

How do you pronounce whalsay?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʍɔːlzi/.
What does whalsay mean?: An island of the Shetland Islands council area, Scotland.
Where does whalsay come from?: It is traced to Old Norse.

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