asturian
/æsˈtʊɹ.i.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the Asturian language.
noun
A native or inhabitant of Asturias, Spain.
name
A Romance language spoken in Asturias, Spain.
name
An age forming part of the Carboniferous.
Example Sentences
- "This gave time to many families to escape; and Bermudo even carried away the bodies of his predecessors to the old refuge in the Asturian hills."
- "The winning entry was a poem written in Asturian, one of the first such in Asturian literature."
- "To this day the Asturians say to each other "Have a care. Asturias is Spain. The rest is Araby.""
- "In Asturias/Asturies 18.3% of the respondents said they spoke Asturian always or most of the time with friends[…]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English Asturia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Asturian From Asturia + -an.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æsˈtʊɹ.i.ən/
- British English: /æsˈtʊə.ɹi.ən/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Astur-Leonese
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