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moldovan

/mɑlˈdoʊ.vən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
moldovan
IPA
/mɑlˈdoʊ.vən/
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova.

name

The dialect of Romanian spoken in the Republic of Moldova, which may be written in either the Cyrillic or the Roman alphabet.

name

The Romanian language (a name used primarily in Moldova).

name

A surname.

adj

Relating to the country of Moldova.

adj

Relating to the Moldovan language.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Moldova Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Moldovan From Moldova + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɑlˈdoʊ.vən/
  • British English: /mɒlˈdəʊ.vən/

Inflected Forms

Moldovans (plural) Moldavian (alternative, dated) Moldovian (alternative, uncommon) Moldavan (alternative, uncommon)

Rhymes With

on one-on-one come-on put-on run-on john non upon iran don jon con

Questions

How do you pronounce moldovan?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɑlˈdoʊ.vən/.
What does moldovan mean?
An inhabitant of the Republic of Moldova.
Where does moldovan come from?
Etymology tree English Moldova Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Moldovan From Moldova + -an.

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