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dumnonia

/dʌmˈnoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dum-non-ia
IPA
/dʌmˈnoʊ.ni.ə/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Brythonic kingdom in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries, centred on what is now Devon.

Etymology

Named after the Dumnonii, a British Celtic tribe who lived in the region at the time of the Roman invasion of Britain, according to Ptolemy's Geography.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dʌmˈnoʊ.ni.ə/
  • British English: /dʌmˈnəʊ.ni.ə/

Derived Forms

Dumnonian

Rhymes With

caustic ammonia assyro-babylonia ambazonia tsakonia polyphonia

Questions

How do you pronounce dumnonia?
The recorded pronunciation is /dʌmˈnoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does dumnonia mean?
A Brythonic kingdom in Sub-Roman Britain between the late 4th and late 8th centuries, centred on what is now Devon.
Where does dumnonia come from?
Named after the Dumnonii, a British Celtic tribe who lived in the region at the time of the Roman invasion of Britain, according to Ptolemy's Geography.

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