Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arthurian

/ɑɹˈθʊɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
arthuri-an
IPA
/ɑɹˈθʊɹi.ən/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the legend of Arthur, king of the Britons, and his court at Camelot.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Arthur 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 Arthurian From Arthur + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑɹˈθʊɹi.ən/
  • British English: /ɑːˈθjʊəɹɪən/

Inflected Forms

more Arthurian (comparative) most Arthurian (superlative)

Derived Forms

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Questions

How do you pronounce arthurian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑɹˈθʊɹi.ən/.
What does arthurian mean?
Of or pertaining to the legend of Arthur, king of the Britons, and his court at Camelot.
Where does arthurian come from?
Etymology tree English Arthur 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 Arthurian From Arthur + -ian.

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