Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sidon

/ˈsaɪ.dən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: sidon
IPA: /ˈsaɪ.dən/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Former name of Saïda: a city in Lebanon; a former city-state in Phoenicia.

Etymology

From Latin Sidon and Ancient Greek Σιδών (Sidṓn), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍 (ṣydwn).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Sidon, Σιδών, 𐤑𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤍

Derived Forms

Sidonia Sidonian

Rhymes With

biden widen poseidon dryden haydn leyden iden bryden ryden heiden hyden lyden

Questions

How do you pronounce sidon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪ.dən/.
What does sidon mean?: Former name of Saïda: a city in Lebanon; a former city-state in Phoenicia.
Where does sidon come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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