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laconian

/ləˈkoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
la-co-ni-an
IPA
/ləˈkoʊ.ni.ən/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A subdialect of the Doric dialect of Ancient Greek, most notably spoken by the Spartans.

noun

An inhabitant of Laconia.

adj

Of or relating to Laconia.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λάκων (Lákōn, “Laconian”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ləˈkoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /ləˈkəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

Laconians (plural)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce laconian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈkoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does laconian mean?
A subdialect of the Doric dialect of Ancient Greek, most notably spoken by the Spartans.
Where does laconian come from?
From Ancient Greek Λάκων (Lákōn, “Laconian”).

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