Esk
/ɛsk/
Esk proper noun: a locality in the Clarence Valley council area and the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
Proper noun
Esk
- A locality in the Clarence Valley council area and the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- A river in North Yorkshire, England that flows through Eskdale to Whitby.
- A river in Cumbria, England, which also flows through Eskdale, and into the Irish Sea.
- A river in Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland, which crosses the border into Cumbria, England, before flowing into Solway Firth.
- A river mostly in East Lothian council area, Scotland, its branches North Esk and South Esk are in Midlothian.
Origin of Esk
Possibly derived from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate to the river names Axe, Exe, and Usk. Another possibility, suggested for the North and South Esk, is derivation from a Brythonic/Celtic word for water; compare Scottish Gaelic uisge (“water, river”).
Words formed from Esk
Words that rhyme with Esk
- desk
- grotesque
- Kafkaesque
- lesk
- Austenesque
- blottesque
- Caravaggesque
- Chauceresque
- Daliesque
- Decameronesque
- filmesque
- goblinesque
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Questions about Esk
- What does Esk mean?
- Esk means a locality in the Clarence Valley council area and the Richmond Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- What part of speech is Esk?
- Esk is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Esk?
- Esk is pronounced /ɛsk/.
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