tyrrhenian
/tɪˈɹiːniən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to the Tyrrhenian Sea.
noun
An Etruscan.
name
A proposed extinct language family consisting of Etruscan, Raetic and Lemnian.
name
A sub-age from 0.26 to 0.01143 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene.
Example Sentences
- "This word [mufrone, 'mouflon'] has no Latin etymology and, especially since it specifically refers to animals endemic to the Tyrrhenian islands, it is suspect of being of pre-Roman origin."
- "Among the ancient Tyrrhenians also mixoscopy was prevalent."
- "Nuragic and Etruscan would have been introduced to Sardinia and Etruria ca. 1000 BCE from Anatolia. More specifically, the putative introduction of Tyrrhenian in these places, as well as in Corsica, the Balearic islands and the Iberian Peninsula is connected to a so-called "thalassocracy" and ensuing colonization by the Lydian people of Anatolia."