Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

etonian

/iˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: eto-ni-an
IPA: /iˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who is enrolled in or has graduated from Eton College.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Eton 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 Etonian From Eton + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /iˈtoʊ.ni.ən/
British English: /iːˈtəʊ.nɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

Etonians (plural)

Phrases

Old Etonian

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce etonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /iˈtoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does etonian mean?: One who is enrolled in or has graduated from Eton College.
Where does etonian come from?: Etymology tree English Eton 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 Etonian From Eton + -ian.

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