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obotrite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
obotrite
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Member of a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany.

Etymology

From a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *obodriťь (“Obotrite”), from earlier *obъ Odrě (“on Oder”).

Inflected Forms

Obotrites (plural) Obodrite (alternative) Abotrite (alternative) Abodrite (alternative)

Questions

What does obotrite mean?
Member of a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany.
Where does obotrite come from?
From a Slavic language, ultimately from Proto-Slavic *obodriťь (“Obotrite”), from earlier *obъ Odrě (“on Oder”).

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