Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lisbonite

/ˈlɪz.bə.naɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lis-bonite
IPA
/ˈlɪz.bə.naɪt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person from Lisbon, Portugal.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor.? Tartessianbor.? Phoeniciander.? Latin Olisīpō Vulgar Latin Olisiponabor. Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna)bor. French Lisbonnebor. English Lisbon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Lisbonite From Lisbon + -ite.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɪz.bə.naɪt/
  • British English: /ˈlɪz.bə.naɪt/

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Questions

How do you pronounce lisbonite?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪz.bə.naɪt/.
What does lisbonite mean?
A person from Lisbon, Portugal.
Where does lisbonite come from?
Etymology tree Paleo-Hispanicbor.? Tartessianbor.? Phoeniciander.? Latin Olisīpō Vulgar Latin Olisiponabor. Arabic لِشْبُونَة (lišbūna)bor. French Lisbonnebor. English Lisbon Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -iteder. English -ite English Lisbonite From Lisbon + -ite.

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