Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ambrosian

/æmbɹˈoʊzən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: am-brosian
IPA: /æmbɹˈoʊzən/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

adj

Of or relating to Saint Ambrose.

noun

A religious follower of St Ambrose.

Example Sentences

"Ambrosian hands"
"the Ambrosian office, or ritual"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Indo-European *mer- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós Proto-Indo-European *n̥mr̥tós Proto-Hellenic *ə́mrətos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́μβροτος (ắmbrotos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek ᾰ̓μβροσῐ́ᾱ (ămbrosĭ́ā)der. Latin ambrosialbor. English ambrosia Middle English -n English -n English ambrosian From ambrosia + -n.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ambrosien, ambrosiānus
Suffix: Ambrose

Inflected Forms

more ambrosian (comparative) most ambrosian (superlative) Ambrosians (plural)

Phrases

Ambrosian chant

Synonyms

ambrosial nectarous

Rhymes With

chosen frozen rosen posen lozon

Questions

How do you pronounce ambrosian?: The recorded pronunciation is /æmbɹˈoʊzən/.
What does ambrosian mean?: Ambrosial.
Where does ambrosian come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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