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eyemouth

/ˈaɪməθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
eye-mouth
IPA
/ˈaɪməθ/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A harbour town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9464).

Etymology

Etymology tree English Eye Water Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth English Eyemouth From Eye Water (“a local river”) + mouth (“river mouth”).

Questions

How do you pronounce eyemouth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪməθ/.
What does eyemouth mean?
A harbour town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT9464).
Where does eyemouth come from?
Etymology tree English Eye Water Proto-Indo-European *men- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mn̥-tó-s Proto-Germanic *munþaz Proto-West Germanic *munþ Old English mūþ Middle English mouth English mouth English Eyemouth From Eye Water (“a local river”) + mouth (“river mouth”).

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