Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pelusian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pelu-sian
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Pelusium, an ancient city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile delta.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Pelusium.

Etymology

From Latin Pēlūsiānus. By surface analysis, Pelusium + -ian.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Pēlūsiānus

Inflected Forms

more Pelusian (comparative) most Pelusian (superlative) Pelusians (plural)

Questions

What does pelusian mean?
Of or relating to Pelusium, an ancient city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile delta.
Where does pelusian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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