Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

livonian

/lɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
livo-ni-an
IPA
/lɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Finno-Ugric language spoken in Latvia.

noun

A person from Livonia.

adj

Pertaining to Livonia or Livonians.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *liiva Estonian liivder. Latin Livoniabor. English Livonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Livonian From Livonia + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /lɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/
  • British English: /lɪˈvəʊ.ni.ən/

Inflected Forms

Livonians (plural)

Synonyms

livonian language

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce livonian?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪˈvoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does livonian mean?
A Finno-Ugric language spoken in Latvia.
Where does livonian come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Finnic *liiva Estonian liivder. Latin Livoniabor. English Livonia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Livonian From Livonia + -an.

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