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moravian

/mɚˈeɪviən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
mora-vian
IPA
/mɚˈeɪviən/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, or pertaining to, Moravia or its people or culture.

adj

Of, or pertaining to, the Moravian Church or its members.

adj

Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Morava river in Czech Republic, Europe.

adj

Pertaining to, or bordering on, the Morava river in Serbia, Europe.

noun

A person from Moravia.

noun

A member of the Moravian Church.

noun

A group of Slavic dialects spoken in the Moravia region, considered by some linguists to compose a language separate from Czech.

adj

Of, or pertaining to, the district and former province of Moray in Scotland or its people or culture.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin Moravialbor. English Moravia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Moravian From Moravia + -an.

Inflected Forms

more Moravian (comparative) most Moravian (superlative) Moravians (plural)

Phrases

Moravian Gate Moravian-Silesian Region Moravian Wallachia South Moravian Region

Synonyms

Morayvian

Rhymes With

scandinavian avian moldavian

Questions

How do you pronounce moravian?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɚˈeɪviən/.
What does moravian mean?
Of, or pertaining to, Moravia or its people or culture.
Where does moravian come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *móri Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Medieval Latin Moravialbor. English Moravia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Moravian From Moravia + -an.

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