Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sternbergian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stern-ber-gian
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to Josef von Sternberg (born Jonas Sternberg; 1894–1969), Austrian-American film director.

Etymology

From Sternberg + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Sternberg

Inflected Forms

more Sternbergian (comparative) most Sternbergian (superlative)

Questions

What does sternbergian mean?: Relating to Josef von Sternberg (born Jonas Sternberg; 1894–1969), Austrian-American film director.
Where does sternbergian come from?: From Sternberg + -ian.

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