Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ioannina

/jɔˈɑninɑ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: ioan-ni-na
IPA: /jɔˈɑninɑ/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital and largest city of the regional unit of Ioannina and region of Epirus, Greece.

name

A regional unit of Epirus, Greece.

Etymology

From Greek Ιωάννινα (Ioánnina), possibly after Άγιος Ιωάννης (Ágios Ioánnis, “Saint John”).

Origin

Source language: Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ιωάννινα

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /jɔˈɑninɑ/

Inflected Forms

Ioánnina (alternative) Yannina (alternative) Yanina (alternative) Yannena (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce ioannina?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɔˈɑninɑ/.
What does ioannina mean?: The capital and largest city of the regional unit of Ioannina and region of Epirus, Greece.
Where does ioannina come from?: It is traced to Greek.

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