Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taliesin

/ˌtælˈiɛsɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: Tal-ies-in
IPA: /ˌtælˈiɛsɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An early Brythonic poet of Sub-Roman Britain whose work has possibly survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the Book of Taliesin.

Etymology

From Middle Welsh Taliesin; equivalent to Welsh tâl (“brow”) + iesin (“radiant”).

Word Breakdown

Root: Taliesin

Derived Forms

Taliesinic

Questions

How do you pronounce taliesin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtælˈiɛsɪn/.
What does taliesin mean?: An early Brythonic poet of Sub-Roman Britain whose work has possibly survived in a Middle Welsh manuscript, the Book of Taliesin.
Where does taliesin come from?: From Middle Welsh Taliesin; equivalent to Welsh tâl (“brow”) + iesin (“radiant”).

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