Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cretian

/ˈkɹiː.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cre-tian
IPA: /ˈkɹiː.ʃən/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of Cretan.

Archaic

adj

Archaic form of Cretan.

Archaic

Etymology

From Crete + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Crete

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

Cretians (plural) more Cretian (comparative) most Cretian (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce cretian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹiː.ʃən/.
What does cretian mean?: Archaic form of Cretan.
Where does cretian come from?: From Crete + -ian.

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