Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alaric

/ˈælɚɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: alar-ic
IPA: /ˈælɚɪk/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historic king of the Visigoths.

name

A male given name from Gothic.

Example Sentences

"We feel bound to add, however, that it is not very likely, in the usual chances of events, that such names as Alaric Attila Watts should have met in matrimony with those of Zillah Madonna Wiffen; and an unkind world may suggest a mystification somewhere."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂elnós Proto-Germanic *allaz Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Celtic *rīxsbor. Proto-Germanic *rīks Proto-Germanic *Alarīks Gothic *𐌰𐌻𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*alareiks)der. English Alaric From Gothic 𐌰𐌻𐌻𐍃 (alls, “all”) + 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks, “ruler”), from Proto-Germanic *Alarīks.

Origin

Source language: Gothic

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₂el-, -, *Alarīks

Inflected Forms

Alarics (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce alaric?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈælɚɪk/.
What does alaric mean?: A historic king of the Visigoths.
Where does alaric come from?: It is traced to Gothic.

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