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hercynian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
her-cy-ni-an
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Hercynian Forest, an extensive forest in ancient Germany.

noun

A person from the Hercynian Forest.

Etymology

From Latin Hercynia silva, Hercynius saltus (“the Hercynian forest”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hercynians (plural)

Questions

What does hercynian mean?
Of or relating to the Hercynian Forest, an extensive forest in ancient Germany.
Where does hercynian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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