Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claudian letters

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: clau-di-an let-ters
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Three letters which were added to the Latin alphabet by the Roman emperor Claudius, and were briefly used in some public inscriptions during his rule until his death, when they were quickly abandoned.

Etymology

Named after Roman emperor Claudius (10 BCE–41 CE), who created them.

Inflected Forms

the Claudian letters (canonical, plural) Claudian letter (singular)

Phrases

Ↄ ↄ Ⅎ ⅎ Ⱶ ⱶ

Frequently Paired Words

Ↄ ↄ Ⅎ ⅎ Ⱶ ⱶ

Questions

What does claudian letters mean?: Three letters which were added to the Latin alphabet by the Roman emperor Claudius, and were briefly used in some public inscriptions during his rule until his death, when they were quickly abandoned.
Where does claudian letters come from?: Named after Roman emperor Claudius (10 BCE–41 CE), who created them.

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