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ionian

/aɪˈoʊni.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
io-ni-an
IPA
/aɪˈoʊni.ən/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to the Hellenic people of that name.

adj

Synonym of Ionic.

adj

Synonym of Ionic.

adj

Designating the Ionian mode or scale; the name of the major key in modal theory.

noun

A member of the Ionians, one of the races of Ancient Greece.

name

Ellipsis of Ionian Sea: A sea in the central and east central part of the Mediterranean.

name

A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.

adj

Only used in Ionian Islands.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Ionia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -n English Ionian From Ionia + -n.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /aɪˈoʊni.ən/
  • British English: /aɪˈəʊni.ən/

Inflected Forms

Ionians (plural) the Ionian (canonical)

Phrases

Ionian mode

Frequently Paired Words

Ionic

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian oregonian jeffersonian

Questions

How do you pronounce ionian?
The recorded pronunciation is /aɪˈoʊni.ən/.
What does ionian mean?
Relating to the Hellenic people of that name.
Where does ionian come from?
Etymology tree English Ionia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -n English Ionian From Ionia + -n.

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