Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jespersenian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
jes-perse-ni-an
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Otto Jespersen (1860–1943), Danish linguist who specialized in the grammar of the English language.

Etymology

From Jespersen + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Jespersenian (comparative) most Jespersenian (superlative)

Questions

What does jespersenian mean?
Of or relating to Otto Jespersen (1860–1943), Danish linguist who specialized in the grammar of the English language.
Where does jespersenian come from?
From Jespersen + -ian.

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