Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rhodian

/ˈroʊdi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: rho-di-an
IPA: /ˈroʊdi.ən/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

From, or pertaining to, the Greek island of Rhodes or its people.

noun

Someone from the island of Rhodes

adj

Containing rhodium.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Rhodes Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Rhodian From Rhodes + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: rhodium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈroʊdi.ən/
British English: /ˈrəʊdɪən/

Inflected Forms

Rhod. (alternative, abbreviation) Rhodians (plural)

Synonyms

Rhodiot

Rhymes With

nickelodeon custodian collodion melodeon acanthodian melodion allodian

Questions

How do you pronounce rhodian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈroʊdi.ən/.
What does rhodian mean?: From, or pertaining to, the Greek island of Rhodes or its people.
Where does rhodian come from?: Etymology tree English Rhodes Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Rhodian From Rhodes + -ian.

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