Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

magonia

/məˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mag-o-nia
IPA: /məˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A cloud realm from which felonious aerial sailors were said to come in flying ships, according to an ancient treatise against weather magic by the Carolingian bishop Agobard of Lyon.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin Magonia, of further unknown origin. It's first attested in Latin in 815 by Agobard of Lyon.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/
British English: /məˈɡəʊ.ni.ə/

Derived Forms

Magonian

Rhymes With

estonia macedonia ammonia catalonia patagonia babylonia snowdonia livonia franconia laconia sinfonia begonia

Questions

How do you pronounce magonia?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈɡoʊ.ni.ə/.
What does magonia mean?: A cloud realm from which felonious aerial sailors were said to come in flying ships, according to an ancient treatise against weather magic by the Carolingian bishop Agobard of Lyon.
Where does magonia come from?: Borrowed from Medieval Latin Magonia, of further unknown origin. It's first attested in Latin in 815 by Agobard of Lyon.

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