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orcadian

/ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
or-ca-di-an
IPA
/ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Orkney Islands.

noun

Someone from the Orkney Islands.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin Orcades 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 Orcadian From Latin Orcades + English -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Orcadian (comparative) most Orcadian (superlative) Orcadians (plural)

Synonyms

Orkneyan

Questions

How do you pronounce orcadian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɔː(ɹ)ˈkeɪ.diː.ən/.
What does orcadian mean?
Of or relating to the Orkney Islands.
Where does orcadian come from?
Etymology tree Latin Orcades 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 Orcadian From Latin Orcades + English -ian.

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