Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ter-petrosyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables
ter-pet-rosyan
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Armenian.

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Armenian տէր (tēr) Armenian տեր (ter) Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros) Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros)bor. Old Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Proto-Indo-European *-iyn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-iHn̥ Old Armenian -եան (-ean) Armenian -յան (-yan) Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan) Armenian Տեր-Պետրոսյան (Ter-Petrosyan)bor. English Ter-Petrosyan Borrowed from Armenian Տեր-Պետրոսյան (Ter-Petrosyan), from տեր (ter) + Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan).

Inflected Forms

Ter-Petrossian (alternative) Der-Bedrosian (alternative) Der-Bedrossian (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Questions

What does ter-petrosyan mean?
A surname from Armenian.
Where does ter-petrosyan come from?
Etymology tree Old Armenian տէր (tēr) Armenian տեր (ter) Pre-Greekbor. Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros) Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros)bor. Old Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Armenian Պետրոս (Petros) Proto-Indo-European *-iyn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-iHn̥ Old Armenian -եան (-ean) Armenian -յան (-yan) Armenian Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan) Armenian Տեր-Պետրոսյան (Ter-Petrosyan)bor. English Ter-Petrosyan Borrowed from Armenian Տեր-Պետրոսյան (Ter-Petrosyan), from տեր (ter) + Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan).

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