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thracian

/ˈθɹeɪʃi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables
thra-cian
IPA
/ˈθɹeɪʃi.ən/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Thrace or the Thracians or the extinct Thracian language.

noun

An inhabitant of Thrace, regardless of ethnicity.

Countable

noun

A member of a group of tribes who spoke the language Thracian. (See Wikipedia's article on the Thracians.)

Countable

name

the extinct language formerly spoken in Thrace.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Thrace 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 Thracian From Thrace + -ian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈθɹeɪʃi.ən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Thracians (plural)

Derived Forms

Thracianness

Phrases

Daco-Thracian

Frequently Paired Words

Dacia Dacian Dacians Dacic Thrace Thracians Thracic

Synonyms

Bistonian Thraco- thracian language

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location

Questions

How do you pronounce thracian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹeɪʃi.ən/.
What does thracian mean?
Of or pertaining to Thrace or the Thracians or the extinct Thracian language.
Where does thracian come from?
Etymology tree English Thrace 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 Thracian From Thrace + -ian.

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