Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ladislaus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: ladis-laus
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from the Slavic languages.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Ladislaus, Latinization of a Slavic royal name *Voldislavъ, from the elements Proto-Slavic *voldь (“power”) (see *volděti) and Proto-Slavic *slava (“glory”). Doublet of Laszlo and Vladislav.

Word Breakdown

Root: -, *voldь, *slava

Questions

What does ladislaus mean?: A male given name from the Slavic languages.
Where does ladislaus come from?: Borrowed from Medieval Latin Ladislaus, Latinization of a Slavic royal name *Voldislavъ, from the elements Proto-Slavic *voldь (“power”) (see *volděti) and Proto-Slavic *slava (“glory”). Doublet of Laszlo and Vladislav.

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