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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

Rhaetian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹeɪʃ(i)ən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹiʃ(i)ən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹiːʃ(i)ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Rhaetia + -an.

Meanings

  1. Pertaining to the culture or geography of Raetia.

Forms

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Rhætian alternative lexicographic
more Rhaetian Degree=Cmp lexicographic
Raetian alternative lexicographic
most Rhaetian Degree=Sup lexicographic

Rhaetian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹeɪʃ(i)ən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹiʃ(i)ən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹiːʃ(i)ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Rhaetia + -an.

Meanings

  1. A native or inhabitant of Rhaetia in central and eastern Switzerland.

Forms

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Rhaetians Number=Plur lexicographic
Raetian alternative lexicographic
Rhætian alternative lexicographic

Rhaetian en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹeɪʃ(i)ən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹiʃ(i)ən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈɹiːʃ(i)ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Rhaetia + -an.

Meanings

  1. An extinct non-Romance language spoken in the ancient region of Raetia in the eastern Alps in pre-Roman and Roman times.
  2. Rhaeto-Romance, a continuum of modern Romance languages spoken in much the same region.
  3. An age from 203.6 ± 1.5 to 199.6 ± 0.6 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.

Forms

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Raetian alternative lexicographic
Rhætian alternative lexicographic

Relateds

xrr (Linguist list entry for)