Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eritrean

/ˌɛɹɪtɹˈiən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: er-itre-an
IPA: /ˌɛɹɪtɹˈiən/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, belonging to, or relating to Eritrea or its people.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Eritrea, or a descendant of such person.

Etymology

From Eritrea + -an (suffix forming adjectives).

Inflected Forms

more Eritrean (comparative) most Eritrean (superlative) Eritreans (plural)

Derived Forms

Eritreanness

Phrases

Eritrean Catholic

Rhymes With

european korean ian indo-european asean sheehan boolean aegean jian meehan eon fujian

Questions

How do you pronounce eritrean?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛɹɪtɹˈiən/.
What does eritrean mean?: Of, belonging to, or relating to Eritrea or its people.
Where does eritrean come from?: From Eritrea + -an (suffix forming adjectives).

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