Suffolk

English

Etymology

From Middle English Suffolk, from Old English Sūþfolc, a compound of sūþ + folc.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsʌf.ək/
  • (file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsʌf.ək/, /ˈsʌf.ɪk/

Proper noun

Suffolk

  1. A maritime county in the east of England, bordered by Norfolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire and the North Sea.
    Holonym: East Anglia
    Comeronym: Norfolk
  2. A neighbourhood of Andersonstown, West Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland (Irish grid ref J2870).
  3. An independent city in Virginia, United States, formerly in Nansemond County, Virginia.

Derived terms

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English Sūþfolc; equivalent to south + folk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsu(θ)ˌfɔlk/

Proper noun

Suffolk

  1. Suffolk (a county of eastern England)

Descendants

  • English: Suffolk

References

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