Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sphingian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sph-in-gian
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the Sphinx.

adj

Alternative form of sphinxian.

Etymology

From the stem of Latin Sphinx + -ian.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Sphinx
Suffix: ian

Frequently Paired Words

sphingian sphinxian

Questions

What does sphingian mean?: Of or relating to the Sphinx.
Where does sphingian come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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