arthurian
/ɑɹˈθʊɹi.ən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "A reminder of the Arthurian legends comes with the next station, Camelford, where passengers alight for Boscastle and Tintagel with their fine coast scenery, and near to which is Slaughter Bridge, where King Arthur is supposed to have fought his last."
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)