helvetii

Hel·ve·ti·i

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hel-vee-shee-ahy]
- /hɛlˈvi ʃiˌaɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hel-vee-shee-ahy]
- /hɛlˈvi ʃiˌaɪ/

Definitions of helvetii word

noun plural helvetii a Celtic tribe from SW Germany who settled in Helvetia from about 200 bc 0
noun plural helvetii the members of the Celtic people that lived in ancient Helvetia at the time of the reign of Julius Caesar 0

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Origin of helvetii

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Helvetii

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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helvetii popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.