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magdeburgian

/ˌmæɡdəˈbɝɡi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Mag-de-burg-ian
IPA
/ˌmæɡdəˈbɝɡi.ən/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to the city of Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Magdeburg Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Magdeburgian From Magdeburg + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmæɡdəˈbɝɡi.ən/
  • British English: /ˌmaɡdəˈbɜːɡɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Magdeburgian (comparative) most Magdeburgian (superlative) Magdeburgians (plural)

Synonyms

Magdeburger

Questions

How do you pronounce magdeburgian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmæɡdəˈbɝɡi.ən/.
What does magdeburgian mean?
Of, from or relating to the city of Magdeburg, the capital of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Where does magdeburgian come from?
Etymology tree English Magdeburg Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Magdeburgian From Magdeburg + -ian.

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