Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ossetian

/ɑˈsɛt.i.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
os-se-tian
IPA
/ɑˈsɛt.i.ən/
8
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Ossetia or Ossetians.

noun

A member of the Iranian people inhabiting Ossetia.

name

The Eastern Iranian language spoken by these people.

Etymology

From Ossetia + -an.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑˈsɛt.i.ən/
  • British English: /ɒˈsɛt.i.ən/

Inflected Forms

Osetian (alternative) Ossetians (plural)

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Ossetian terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Ossetian terms os oss

Synonyms

Ossetic Ossetish Ossete

Questions

How do you pronounce ossetian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑˈsɛt.i.ən/.
What does ossetian mean?
Of or relating to Ossetia or Ossetians.
Where does ossetian come from?
From Ossetia + -an.

How to pronounce ossetian

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