Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melanchthon

/mə.ˈleɪŋk.θən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: melanchthon
IPA: /mə.ˈleɪŋk.θən/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

name

A male given name transferred from the surname, originally in honor of Philip Melanchthon.

Etymology

Translation of the old German surname Schwartzerdt, meaning "black earth" into Greek.

Inflected Forms

Melancton (alternative) Melancthon (alternative)

Derived Forms

Melanchthonian Melanchthonic

Questions

How do you pronounce melanchthon?: The recorded pronunciation is /mə.ˈleɪŋk.θən/.
What does melanchthon mean?: A surname.
Where does melanchthon come from?: Translation of the old German surname Schwartzerdt, meaning "black earth" into Greek.

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