Elsinore

== 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 in 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. ==== Derived terms ==== Lake Elsinore ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === eloiners, seroline == Italian == === Alternative forms === Elsinora (historical) === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛl.si.nor/, /ˈɛl.si.nɔr/ Rhymes: -ɛlsinor, -ɛlsinɔr === Proper noun === Elsinore f Elsinore (a city in northern Zealand, Denmark) === Anagrams === lesinerò, lorenesi