Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bristolian

/bɹɪsˈtəʊ.li.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: bris-to-lian
IPA: /bɹɪsˈtəʊ.li.ən/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or relating to Bristol.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Bristol

name

The dialect sometimes spoken by the people of Bristol.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Bristol 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 Bristolian From Bristol + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /bɹɪsˈtəʊ.li.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Bristolian (comparative) most Bristolian (superlative) Bristolians (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce bristolian?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹɪsˈtəʊ.li.ən/.
What does bristolian mean?: Of, from, or relating to Bristol.
Where does bristolian come from?: Etymology tree English Bristol 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 Bristolian From Bristol + -ian.

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