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theban

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
the-ban
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Thebes

noun

A person from Thebes

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai)bor. Latin Thēb(ae) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Thēbānusbor. English Theban Borrowed from Latin Thēbānus, from Thēb(ae) + -ānus. By surface analysis, Theb(es) + -an.

Inflected Forms

Thebans (plural)

Derived Forms

Thebanness

Phrases

Theban alphabet Theban Sphinx Theban year

Synonyms

Thebaic Thebean

Questions

What does theban mean?
Of or pertaining to Thebes
Where does theban come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai)bor. Latin Thēb(ae) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin Thēbānusbor. English Theban Borrowed from Latin Thēbānus, from Thēb(ae) + -ānus. By surface analysis, Theb(es) + -an.

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