Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hibernianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-ber-ni-an-ism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish.

Example Sentences

"He has certainly a strange way of expressing himself ; but the reader may often discover amidst Hibernianisms, obscurity , and bombast , much acute remark , and judicious reflection"

Etymology

From Hibernian + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Hibernian

Inflected Forms

Hibernianisms (plural) Hibernicism (alternative)

Questions

What does hibernianism mean?: An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish.
Where does hibernianism come from?: From Hibernian + -ism.

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