Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lacedaemonian

/læsədɪˈməʊnɪ.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: lacedae-mo-ni-an
IPA: /læsədɪˈməʊnɪ.ən/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Lacedaemon (Laconia) in Greece.

adj

noun

An inhabitant of Lacedaemon (Laconia) in Greece.

Example Sentences

"[…] yet if in temperance, thriftines, & noble mind (exceeding all their vanities) he could come to reſtore the Lacedæmonians againe vnto equalitie: that then in deede he ſhould be counted a noble king."
"For Kallikrates died out of the battle, he came to the army the most beautiful man of the Greeks of that day - not only of the Lacedæmonians themselves, but of the other Greeks also."

Etymology

From Latin Lacedaemoni(us) + -an or Lacedaemon + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /læsədɪˈməʊnɪ.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Lacedaemonian (comparative) most Lacedaemonian (superlative) Lacedæmonian (alternative) Lacedaemonians (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce lacedaemonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /læsədɪˈməʊnɪ.ən/.
What does lacedaemonian mean?: Of or pertaining to Lacedaemon (Laconia) in Greece.
Where does lacedaemonian come from?: From Latin Lacedaemoni(us) + -an or Lacedaemon + -ian.

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