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fuegian

/fjuˈid͡ʒi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
fue-gian
IPA
/fjuˈid͡ʒi.ən/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Tierra del Fuego.

noun

A native of Tierra del Fuego.

Etymology

Etymology tree English (Tierra del) Fuego 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 Fuegian From (Tierra del) Fuego + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fjuˈid͡ʒi.ən/
  • British English: /fjuːˈiːdʒɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

Fuegians (plural)

Phrases

Fuegian dog

Questions

How do you pronounce fuegian?
The recorded pronunciation is /fjuˈid͡ʒi.ən/.
What does fuegian mean?
Of or pertaining to Tierra del Fuego.
Where does fuegian come from?
Etymology tree English (Tierra del) Fuego 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 Fuegian From (Tierra del) Fuego + -ian.

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