Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dardania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dar-d-a-nia
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A region inhabited by the Dardani in classical antiquity.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Dardania, from Dardanus (“Dardanian”) + -ia, the first element deriving from Proto-Albanian *dardā (“pear”) (whence modern Albanian dardhë), deverbative of *darda (“to spill, pour”) (whence modern derdh).

Word Breakdown

Root: *dardā

Derived Forms

Dardanian

Questions

What does dardania mean?: A region inhabited by the Dardani in classical antiquity.
Where does dardania come from?: Borrowed from Latin Dardania, from Dardanus (“Dardanian”) + -ia, the first element deriving from Proto-Albanian *dardā (“pear”) (whence modern Albanian dardhë), deverbative of *darda (“to spill, pour”) (whence modern derdh).

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