Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanseatic

/hˌænsiˈætɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: hanseat-ic
IPA: /hˌænsiˈætɪk/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the German Hanse.

Example Sentences

"The Hanseatic museum is housed in a carefully-preserved gaard, or store-house and offices of the Hanseatic League of German merchants, who inhabited the German quarter (Tydskenbryggen) and were established here in great strength from 1445 to 1558 (when the Norwegians began to find their presence irksome), and brought much prosperity to the city in that period."

Etymology

From Medieval Latin hanseaticus, from hansa, of Germanic origin, from Old High German hansa (“troop, company”), from Proto-West Germanic *hansu (“crowd, company”).

Origin

Source language: Old High German

Word Breakdown

Root: hanseaticus, -, hansa, *hansu

Phrases

Hanseatic city Hanseatic League

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce hanseatic?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˌænsiˈætɪk/.
What does hanseatic mean?: Of or pertaining to the German Hanse.
Where does hanseatic come from?: It is traced to Old High German.

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