Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

torontonian

/tə.ɹɑnˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: toron-to-ni-an
IPA: /tə.ɹɑnˈtoʊ.ni.ən/

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to the city of Toronto, Canada.

noun

A native or inhabitant of Toronto.

Etymology

Etymology tree English Toronto English -n- 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 Torontonian From Toronto + -n- + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more Torontonian (comparative) most Torontonian (superlative) Torontonians (plural)

Rhymes With

smithsonian estonian macedonian babylonian caledonian devonian draconian amazonian hamiltonian newtonian ionian oregonian

Questions

How do you pronounce torontonian?: The recorded pronunciation is /tə.ɹɑnˈtoʊ.ni.ən/.
What does torontonian mean?: Of, from, or pertaining to the city of Toronto, Canada.
Where does torontonian come from?: Etymology tree English Toronto English -n- 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 Torontonian From Toronto + -n- + -ian.

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