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poitiers

/ˈpwɑti.eɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
Poi-ti-eh
IPA
/ˈpwɑti.eɪ/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.

name

plural of Poitier

Etymology

Directly borrowed from French Poitiers, Middle French Poictiers, from Old French Peitiers, from Latin Pictāva, Pictāvium, Pictāvis, after the Pictones, the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the region.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Poictiers, Peitiers, Pictāva, -

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpwɑti.eɪ/
  • British English: /ˈpwɑːtɪ.eɪ/

Frequently Paired Words

Poitevin poitevinite Poitou

Rhymes With

they me way may day say all-day away play day by day today pay

Questions

How do you pronounce poitiers?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpwɑti.eɪ/.
What does poitiers mean?
A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.
Where does poitiers come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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