Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wolfian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wolfi-an
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Friedrich August Wolf (1759–1824), German classicist regarded as the founder of modern philology.

Etymology

From Wolf + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Wolfian (comparative) most Wolfian (superlative)

Questions

What does wolfian mean?
Of or relating to Friedrich August Wolf (1759–1824), German classicist regarded as the founder of modern philology.
Where does wolfian come from?
From Wolf + -ian.

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