Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xanthian

/ˈzæn.θi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xan-thi-an
IPA: /ˈzæn.θi.ən/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the city Xanthos (or Xanthus) in ancient Lycia.

noun

A citizen of Xanthos.

Example Sentences

"Two pillar tombs dominate the acropolis: the Harpy Tomb, adorned with reliefs of female winged figures; and the Xanthian Obelisk, a giant stele covered in Lycian script that has not yet been fully deciphered."

Etymology

Etymology tree English Xanthos 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 Xanthian From Xanthos + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more Xanthian (comparative) most Xanthian (superlative) Xanthians (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce xanthian?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzæn.θi.ən/.
What does xanthian mean?: Of the city Xanthos (or Xanthus) in ancient Lycia.
Where does xanthian come from?: Etymology tree English Xanthos 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 Xanthian From Xanthos + -ian.

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