English Explanatory Dictionary

Usk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A river in Powys and Monmouthshire, Wales, that empties into the Severn at Newport.
  2. A town and community with a town council in Monmouthshire, Wales, on this river (OS grid ref SO3700).

Word forms

Usk

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Wÿsk (modern Welsh Wysg), from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate with the river names Esk, Exe, and Axe.

Derived words

Talybont-on-Usk Uskmouth

Translations

Latin: Isca Welsh: Wysg
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