Elsinore
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English
Etymology
From Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos. Compare also Helsinki and Helsingborg.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɛlsɪnɔː/, /ˌɛlsɪˈnɔː/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛlsəˌnɔɹ/
Proper noun
Elsinore
- A city in northern Zealand, Denmark. Its Kronborg Castle served as the setting for William Shakespeare's play Hamlet.
- Synonym: Helsingør
- A neighbourhood in north Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- A community of Arran-Elderslie municipality, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada.
- Former name of Lake Elsinore, California (the settlement was renamed in 1972).
- A town in Sevier County, Utah, United States.
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Translations
Danish city
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Etymology
Borrowed from English, from Danish Helsingør, perhaps a derivation of hals (“narrow strait”, literally “throat; neck”), from Old Norse hals, from Proto-Germanic *halsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kólsos.
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Proper noun
Elsinore f