Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swabia

/ˈsweɪ̯.bi.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables: swabia
IPA: /ˈsweɪ̯.bi.ə/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historic region of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany.

name

An administrative region of Bavaria, Germany. Seat: Augsburg.

Etymology

From Latin Suābia, earlier Suēbia, from the Suēbī, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *swēbaz.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Suabia, *swēbaz

Inflected Forms

Suabia (alternative, dated) Svabia (alternative, dated)

Derived Forms

Swabian Swabish

Phrases

New Swabia

Rhymes With

arabia labia

Questions

How do you pronounce swabia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsweɪ̯.bi.ə/.
What does swabia mean?: A historic region of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, Germany.
Where does swabia come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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