noachian
/nəʊˈeɪkɪən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to Noah or his time.
adj
Pertaining to the earliest Martian geological time period characterized by large craters.
name
The Noachian geological period.
Example Sentences
- "At the next meeting he was back on a geological topic illustrated by maps, diagrams and specimens, and the following year he spoke on "The Noachian Deluge, universal with regard to man, but very restricted with regard to the earth"[.]"
- "The victims of the Noachian flood would add another 20 million or so to the total."
- "At the time of my visit, EVACC was down to just one Rabbs' Frog, so the possibility of saving even a single, Noachian pair had obviously passed."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Noach Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Noachian From Noach (“variant of Noah”) + -ian.
Word Breakdown
- Suffix: la:Noachis
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /nəʊˈeɪkɪən/
Inflected Forms
the Noachian (canonical)