How do you pronounce phoenician?

The recorded pronunciation is /fəˈniːʃən/.

Where does phoenician come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

phoenician

/fəˈniːʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: phoeni-cian
IPA: /fəˈniːʃən/

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Meaning

adj

Of, from, or related to the country or civilisation of Phoenicia.

noun

An inhabitant of Phoenicia (a country located on the shores of North Africa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea around the year 1000 BCE).

noun

An inhabitant of Phoenix, Arizona.

name

The now extinct Semitic language spoken by the inhabitants of Phoenicia.

Example Sentences

"The term phallus is reputedly of Phoenician origin."
"2007 28 July–3 August, "Phoenix: Into the ashes: A city that once won prizes is now a crime-ridden mess", in The Economist, The Economist Newspaper Ltd, ISSN 0013-0613, volume 384, number 8539, page 33, Locals also moan that Phoenicians are becoming more antisocial."

Etymology

Attested as a noun in Middle English as phenicienes (only plural); from Ancient Greek Φοῖνιξ (Phoînix, “Phoenician”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Φοῖνιξ

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fəˈniːʃən/
British English: /fəˈnɪʃ(ə)n/

Inflected Forms

Phœnician (alternative, archaic) Phoenicians (plural)

Derived Forms

Phoenicianism Phoenicianist Phoenicianness Syrophoenician

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Phoenician terms and Phoenician script The ancient civilisation of Phoenicia, and its empire The Phoenician languages The Phoenician alphabet

Frequently Paired Words

Punic Wiktionary’s coverage of Phoenician terms and Phoenician script The ancient civilisation of Phoenicia, and its empire The Phoenician languages The Phoenician alphabet

Synonyms

phoenician language

Rhymes With

completion venetian deletion depletion secretion accretion excretion grecian carburetion peloponnesian concretion rhaetian