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Gutnish

Syllables: Gut·nish/ˈɡuːt.nɪʃ/US/ˈɡut.nɪʃ/

Gutnish proper noun: the native language of the island of Gotland in present-day Sweden, used both as a spoken and written language until late medieval times.

Proper noun

Gutnish

  1. The native language of the island of Gotland in present-day Sweden, used both as a spoken and written language until late medieval times.
    Synonyms:
    Gutamal, Gutnic

Synonyms of Gutnish

Origin of Gutnish

From Swedish gotländsk (“from Gotland”). Equivalent to Got(land) + -ish.

Words formed from Gutnish

Questions about Gutnish

What does Gutnish mean?
Gutnish means the native language of the island of Gotland in present-day Sweden, used both as a spoken and written language until late medieval times.
What part of speech is Gutnish?
Gutnish is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Gutnish?
Gutnish is pronounced /ˈɡuːt.nɪʃ/ (UK).

Words near Gutnish in the dictionary

  1. Gutmann
  2. Gutmann method
  3. Gutmanns
  4. Gutmans
  5. Gutnic
  6. Gutnish
  7. Gutob
  8. Gutobs
  9. Gutosan
  10. Gutowski
  11. Gutowskis

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