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thesprotian

/θɛsˈpɹəʊ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
Thes-pro-tian
IPA
/θɛsˈpɹəʊ.ʃən/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An inhabitant or a resident of Thesprotia in western Epirus, Greece.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Thesprotia Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Thesprotian From Thesprotia + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /θɛsˈpɹəʊ.ʃən/

Inflected Forms

Thesprotians (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce thesprotian?
The recorded pronunciation is /θɛsˈpɹəʊ.ʃən/.
What does thesprotian mean?
An inhabitant or a resident of Thesprotia in western Epirus, Greece.
Where does thesprotian come from?
Etymology tree English Thesprotia Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Thesprotian From Thesprotia + -ian.

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