Old English · proper noun
Exanceaster
Normalised Exanċeaster
- Part of speech
- proper noun, neuter
- Declension
- strong ō-stem
- IPA
- /ˈek.sɑnˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs.ter/
- Syllables
- ˈek · sɑn · ˌt͡ʃæ͜ɑs · ter (4 syllables)
- Modern English
- exeterdevoncathedral
Meaning
-
Exeter (a cathedral city in modern Devon, England)
Declension
| Singular | |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Exanċeaster |
| Accusative | Exanċeastre |
| Genitive | Exanċeastre |
| Dative | Exanċeastre |
All forms (2)
Etymology
From Ex (“River Exe”) + ċeaster (“fortress, fortified town”), in some forms influenced by Latin Isca, both from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk.
Descendants
exeter
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