Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ethnicon

/ˈɛθnɪkɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eth-ni-con
IPA: /ˈɛθnɪkɒn/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The name of a tribe; ethnonym.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐθνικόν (ethnikón), neuter gender of ἐθνικός (ethnikós, “national”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐθνικόν

Inflected Forms

ethnica (plural) ethnikon (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ethnicon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛθnɪkɒn/.
What does ethnicon mean?: The name of a tribe; ethnonym.
Where does ethnicon come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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