Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

galatian

/ɡəˈleɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables
gala-tian
IPA
/ɡəˈleɪ.ʃən/
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Galatia.

noun

A person from Galatia.

noun

A member of an ancient Celtic tribe from Galatia (now part of Turkey).

name

The now-extinct Celtic language of this tribe.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Galatia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Galatian From Galatia + -an.

Inflected Forms

more Galatian (comparative) most Galatian (superlative) Galatians (plural)

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Questions

How do you pronounce galatian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡəˈleɪ.ʃən/.
What does galatian mean?
Of or pertaining to Galatia.
Where does galatian come from?
Etymology tree English Galatia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Galatian From Galatia + -an.

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