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parkinsonian

/pɑːkɪnˈsəʊnɪ.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
parkin-so-ni-an
IPA
/pɑːkɪnˈsəʊnɪ.ən/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or appearing to be caused by, Parkinson's syndrome.

noun

One who has Parkinson's syndrome.

adj

Alternative letter-case form of parkinsonian.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of parkinsonian.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Parkinson 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 parkinsonian From Parkinson + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /pɑːkɪnˈsəʊnɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

parkinsonians (plural) more Parkinsonian (comparative) most Parkinsonian (superlative)

Derived Forms

hemiparkinsonian nonparkinsonian antiparkinsonian

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce parkinsonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɑːkɪnˈsəʊnɪ.ən/.
What does parkinsonian mean?
Relating to, or appearing to be caused by, Parkinson's syndrome.
Where does parkinsonian come from?
Etymology tree English Parkinson 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 parkinsonian From Parkinson + -ian.

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