Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stoppardian

/stɑˈpɑɹ.dɪ.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Stop-pard-ian
IPA: /stɑˈpɑɹ.dɪ.ən/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to, or similar in style to, Czech–English playwright Tom Stoppard.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Stoppard 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 Stoppardian From Stoppard + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /stɑˈpɑɹ.dɪ.ən/
British English: /stɒˈpɑː.dɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Stoppardian (comparative) most Stoppardian (superlative)

Rhymes With

hardyan edwardean abelardian

Questions

How do you pronounce stoppardian?: The recorded pronunciation is /stɑˈpɑɹ.dɪ.ən/.
What does stoppardian mean?: Pertaining to, or similar in style to, Czech–English playwright Tom Stoppard.
Where does stoppardian come from?: Etymology tree English Stoppard 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 Stoppardian From Stoppard + -ian.

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