Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kydonia

/kɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ky-do-nia
IPA: /kɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Alternative form of Cydonia: an ancient city and former state on the island of Crete, Greece.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía), q.v.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Κυδωνία

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/
British English: /kɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/

Derived Forms

Kydonian

Frequently Paired Words

Cydonia Sidonia

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia ammonia catalonia patagonia babylonia snowdonia livonia franconia laconia sinfonia begonia

Questions

How do you pronounce kydonia?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does kydonia mean?: Alternative form of Cydonia: an ancient city and former state on the island of Crete, Greece.
Where does kydonia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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