Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

idalian

/aɪˈdeɪliən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: idalian
IPA: /aɪˈdeɪliən/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Idalium, an ancient city of Cyprus where Aphrodite was worshipped.

Example Sentences

"So moves the Goddess to the Idalian groves, And leads her gold-hair'd family of Loves."

Etymology

From Latin Īdalius (“pertaining to Idalium”) (ultimately from Koine Greek Ιδάλιον (Idálion)) + -an.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Īdalius, Ιδάλιον
Suffix: an

Inflected Forms

more Idalian (comparative) most Idalian (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce idalian?: The recorded pronunciation is /aɪˈdeɪliən/.
What does idalian mean?: Of or pertaining to Idalium, an ancient city of Cyprus where Aphrodite was worshipped.
Where does idalian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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