Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orthian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
or-thi-an
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Denoting a type of singing at a very high pitch.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄρθιος (órthios, “high-pitched, upright”), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ὄρθιος

Inflected Forms

more orthian (comparative) most orthian (superlative) Orthyan (alternative)

Questions

What does orthian mean?
Denoting a type of singing at a very high pitch.
Where does orthian come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce orthian

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