Rhaetian
UK/ˈɹiːʃ(i)ən/US/ˈɹiʃ(i)ən/
Rhaetian noun: a native or inhabitant of Rhaetia in central and eastern Switzerland.
Noun
Rhaetian (plural Rhaetians)
- A native or inhabitant of Rhaetia in central and eastern Switzerland.
Adjective
Rhaetian (comparative more Rhaetian, superlative most Rhaetian)
Proper noun
Rhaetian
- An extinct non-Romance language spoken in the ancient region of Raetia in the eastern Alps in pre-Roman and Roman times.
- Rhaeto-Romance, a continuum of modern Romance languages spoken in much the same region.
- An age from 203.6 ± 1.5 to 199.6 ± 0.6 million years ago, a subdivision of the Triassic.
Forms of Rhaetian
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Rhaetians |
| alternative form | Raetian |
| alternative form | Rhætian |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Rhaetian |
| superlative | most Rhaetian |
Origin of Rhaetian
From Rhaetia + -an.
Words that rhyme with Rhaetian
- accretion
- completion
- venetian
- Grecian
- concretion
- deletion
- Lutetian
- excretion
- Phoenician
- secretion
- bicompletion
- hyperdepletion
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Questions about Rhaetian
- What does Rhaetian mean?
- Rhaetian means a native or inhabitant of Rhaetia in central and eastern Switzerland.
- What part of speech is Rhaetian?
- Rhaetian can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Rhaetian?
- Rhaetian is pronounced /ˈɹiːʃ(i)ən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Rhaetian?
- The plural of Rhaetian is Rhaetians.
Words near Rhaetian in the dictionary
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