Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

montagovian

/ˌmɒntəˈɡəʊvɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mon-tago-vian
IPA
/ˌmɒntəˈɡəʊvɪən/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree English Montague English -v- 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 Montagovian From Montague + -v- + -ian.

Questions

How do you pronounce montagovian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɒntəˈɡəʊvɪən/.
What does montagovian mean?
Related to a person named Montague, in particular the American mathematician and philosopher Richard Montague.
Where does montagovian come from?
Etymology tree English Montague English -v- 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 Montagovian From Montague + -v- + -ian.

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