Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seminarian

/sɛ.məˈnɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
sem-i-nar-i-an
IPA
/sɛ.məˈnɛɹi.ən/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone who studies at a seminary.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɛ.məˈnɛɹi.ən/
  • British English: /ˌsɛm.ɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

seminarians (plural)

Derived Forms

seminarianism

Synonyms

seminarist

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian marion hungarian authoritarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian agrarian veterinarian bavarian

Questions

How do you pronounce seminarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɛ.məˈnɛɹi.ən/.
What does seminarian mean?
Someone who studies at a seminary.
Where does seminarian come from?
Etymology tree English seminary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English seminarian From seminary + -an.

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