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paphlagonian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pa-phlag-o-ni-an
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to Paphlagonia.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Paphlagonia.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Παφλᾰγών (Paphlăgṓn) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Παφλᾰγονῐ́ᾱ (Paphlăgonĭ́ā)bor. English Paphlagonia Middle English -n English -n English Paphlagonian From Paphlagonia + -n.

Inflected Forms

more Paphlagonian (comparative) most Paphlagonian (superlative) Paphlagonians (plural)

Questions

What does paphlagonian mean?
Of, from or relating to Paphlagonia.
Where does paphlagonian come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Παφλᾰγών (Paphlăgṓn) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Παφλᾰγονῐ́ᾱ (Paphlăgonĭ́ā)bor. English Paphlagonia Middle English -n English -n English Paphlagonian From Paphlagonia + -n.

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