polabian

Po·la·bi·an

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poh-lah-bee-uh n, -ley-]
- /poʊˈlɑ bi ən, -ˈleɪ-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poh-lah-bee-uh n, -ley-]
- /poʊˈlɑ bi ən, -ˈleɪ-/

Definitions of polabian word

noun polabian a member of a Slavic people who once lived in the Elbe River basin and on the Baltic coast of northern Germany. 1
noun polabian the extinct Slavic language of this people. 1

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Origin of polabian

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

1865-70; Polab + -ian; compare German polabisch, New Latin Polabicus; ultimately from tribal name, formed with common W Slavic po- along, bordering + Lab(a) Elbe River (compare Czech Labe)

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Parts of speech for Polabian

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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polabian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% 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.