Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lorrainian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lor-raini-an
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A native or inhabitant of Lorraine (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).

adj

Of, from or relating to Lorraine (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).

name

The Rhine Franconian (and hence West Central German, Central German, High German) dialect spoken in Lorraine; Lorraine Franconian.

name

The French dialect spoken in Lorraine.

Example Sentences

"Only Lorrainian and Low Hessian, of all the Rhine Franconian area, remained unaffected by diphthongization."

Etymology

From Lorraine + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Lorraine

Inflected Forms

Lorrainians (plural) more Lorrainian (comparative) most Lorrainian (superlative)

Synonyms

Lorrainer Lothringian Lorraine Franconian

Questions

What does lorrainian mean?: A native or inhabitant of Lorraine (now part of the administrative region of Grand Est, France).
Where does lorrainian come from?: From Lorraine + -ian.

How to pronounce lorrainian

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