Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falernian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: faler-ni-an
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, produced in, or pertaining to Mount Falernus, in Italy.

noun

A wine produced from Aglianico grapes on the slopes of Mount Falernus, much esteemed in Ancient Rome.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Sandbanks, marshes, forests, savages, - precious little to eat fit for a civilised man, nothing but Thames water to drink. No Falernian wine here, no going ashore."
"What’s a Helen of Troy compared to a flask of this red Falernian? Why good wine gets better the longer you keep it, while woman loses her flavour year by year."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

more Falernian (comparative) most Falernian (superlative)

Questions

What does falernian mean?: Of, produced in, or pertaining to Mount Falernus, in Italy.

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