Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ploutonian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plou-to-ni-an
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Rare form of Plutonian (“of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld”).

Example Sentences

"The key which opes the well-like orifice / That leads to the Ploutonian abyss / Was given him, and when he opened it / Dense smoke ascended from the dreadful pit, / As from a mighty furnace, and the sun / Through smoke-beclouded air showed dim and dun; […]"
"Although The Demeter births the Ploutonian figure that initiates Lucy’s ordeal, it will be Jesus Christ that resolves her wayward vagabonding."
"At Eleusis, there were three places recognized as entrances to the Underworld. There is the Ploutonian Cave, which you encountered earlier. The Kallichoron Well, the Well of Beautiful Dances, was supposed to be an entrance to Hades and is really close to the Ploutonian Cave."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πλουτώνιος (Ploutṓnios) + -an. By surface analysis, Plouton + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: grc:Πλουτώνιος

Inflected Forms

more Ploutonian (comparative) most Ploutonian (superlative)

Questions

What does ploutonian mean?: Rare form of Plutonian (“of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld”).
Where does ploutonian come from?: From Ancient Greek Πλουτώνιος (Ploutṓnios) + -an. By surface analysis, Plouton + -ian.

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