Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

istria

/ˈɪs.tri.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables: is-tria
IPA: /ˈɪs.tri.ə/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A peninsula in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy, on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea: The Istrian Peninsula.

name

A county in western Croatia. County seat: Pazin.

Etymology

From Latin Histria, from Ancient Greek Ἱστρία (Histría), named after Ἵστρων (Hístrōn) (ἔθνος (éthnos)), the ethnicon of the Illyrian/Venetic tribe of the Histri who inhabited the region. The name could itself be related to Hister, a Roman name for the Danube, from Ancient Greek Ἰστρίη (Istríē), the Dacian-Thracian name for the river god Danubius, a name meaning "swift," and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰenh₂- (“to flow”). Also see Histria.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Histria, Ἱστρία, -, *dʰenh₂-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɪs.tri.ə/

Derived Forms

Istrian

Phrases

Istrian scale Istro-Romanian Istro- 183 Istria

Frequently Paired Words

183 Istria Trieste

Questions

How do you pronounce istria?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪs.tri.ə/.
What does istria mean?: A peninsula in Croatia, Slovenia and Italy, on the northeastern coast of the Adriatic Sea: The Istrian Peninsula.
Where does istria come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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