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estonian

/ɛˈstoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.10 in modern English

Syllables
Es-to-ni-an
IPA
/ɛˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language.

noun

A person of the indigenous ethnic group of Estonia or someone descended from such people.

Countable

noun

Any person from Estonia or someone descended from such people.

Countable

noun

The Uralic language that is the official language of Estonia.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Estonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Estonian From Estonia + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɛˈstoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /ɛˈstəʊ.nɪ.ən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Est. (alternative, abbreviation) Esthonian (alternative, dated) Estonians (plural)

Derived Forms

Estonianness

Phrases

non-Estonian South Estonian North Estonian Wiktionary’s coverage of Estonian terms

Frequently Paired Words

North Estonian Wiktionary’s coverage of Estonian terms

Synonyms

esthonian

Homonyms

esthonian

Rhymes With

smithsonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian newtonian oregonian jeffersonian washingtonian patagonian bostonian

Questions

How do you pronounce estonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛˈstoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does estonian mean?
Of, from, or pertaining to the country of Estonia, its people or their language.
Where does estonian come from?
Etymology tree English Estonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Estonian From Estonia + -an.

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