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kierkegaardian

/ˌkɪɹkəˈɡɑɹdi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kierkegaar-dian
IPA
/ˌkɪɹkəˈɡɑɹdi.ən/
24
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) or his existentialist philosophy.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Kierkegaard Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Kierkegaardian From Kierkegaard + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌkɪɹkəˈɡɑɹdi.ən/
  • British English: /ˌkɪəkəˈɡɑːdɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Kierkegaardian (comparative) most Kierkegaardian (superlative)

Derived Forms

Kierkegaardianism

Rhymes With

guardian edwardian ricardian kabardian harvardian

Questions

How do you pronounce kierkegaardian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌkɪɹkəˈɡɑɹdi.ən/.
What does kierkegaardian mean?
Of or pertaining to the Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) or his existentialist philosophy.
Where does kierkegaardian come from?
Etymology tree English Kierkegaard Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Kierkegaardian From Kierkegaard + -ian.

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