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Sumburgh meaning

A settlement at the south end of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland; the prehistoric archaeological site of Jarlshof is in the area (OS grid ref HU4009).

Using Sumburgh

  • The main meaning on this page is: A settlement at the south end of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland; the prehistoric archaeological site of Jarlshof is in the area (OS grid ref HU4009).

Context around Sumburgh

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

head 1×

Sentence patterns with Sumburgh

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

jarlshof and sumburgh on shetland 1× site at sumburgh head 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

moffat before scotland 1× the scattering of 1×

Common sentence endings:

at sumburgh head 1× sumburgh on shetland 1×

Words around Sumburgh

Just before it in the word index:

sumbul 3 sumbody 2 sumbitch 2 sumber 4 sumbe 2 sumbawa 13

Just after it in the word index:

sumedh 2 sumedha 3 sumedho 2 sumeet 10 sumeeth 3 sumer 22

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Sumburgh

  • In this selection, "sumburgh" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, head stand out and add context to how "sumburgh" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include jarlshof and sumburgh on shetland and site at sumburgh head. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sumburgh" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sumburgh

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The scattering of islands which make up Shetland are home to a number of puffin colonies, but perhaps the easiest to access is the site at Sumburgh Head. (28 words)

Moffat, Before Scotland, p. 182. From the Early and Middle Bronze Age there is evidence of cellular round houses of stone, as at Jarlshof and Sumburgh on Shetland. (28 words)

Longer example sentences

The scattering of islands which make up Shetland are home to a number of puffin colonies, but perhaps the easiest to access is the site at Sumburgh Head. (28 words)

Moffat, Before Scotland, p. 182. From the Early and Middle Bronze Age there is evidence of cellular round houses of stone, as at Jarlshof and Sumburgh on Shetland. (28 words)

Example sentences (2)

The scattering of islands which make up Shetland are home to a number of puffin colonies, but perhaps the easiest to access is the site at Sumburgh Head.

Moffat, Before Scotland, p. 182. From the Early and Middle Bronze Age there is evidence of cellular round houses of stone, as at Jarlshof and Sumburgh on Shetland.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sumburgh" in a sentence?
An example: "The scattering of islands which make up Shetland are home to a number of puffin colonies, but perhaps the easiest to access is the site at Sumburgh Head." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "sumburgh" from authentic English texts.
What does "sumburgh" mean?
Sumburgh means: A settlement at the south end of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland; the prehistoric archaeological site of Jarlshof is in the area (OS grid ref HU4009).
How many example sentences with "sumburgh" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "sumburgh", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.