Old English · noun
anhorn
Normalised ānhorn
- Part of speech
- noun, masculine
- Declension
- strong a-stem
- IPA
- /ˈɑːnˌxorn/[ˈɑːnˌhorˠn]
- Syllables
- ˈɑːn · ˌxorn (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- unicorn
Meaning
-
unicorn
Declension
All forms (6)
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ainahorn, a calque of Latin ūnicornis. Equivalent to ān + horn. Cognate to Old High German einhurno.
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