Phrygian

English + language Etymology en ine-pro *bʰerǵʰ- From en la Phrygiānus + en -an 1 suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives. la Phrygianus is derived from la Phrygia + la -ānus suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’; and la Phrygia is from en grc Φρῠγῐ́ᾱ region in Anatolia,n. and adj 9159818471 July 2024 1; adj. and n 1 from grc Φρῠ́ξ person from Phrygia (further etymology unknown, possibly from en xpg - or related to en ine-pro *bʰerǵʰ- to ascend, rise up; to be elevated, up high) + grc -ῐ́ᾱ suffix forming feminine abstract nouns. Pronunciation en /ˈfɹɪ.d͡ʒɪ.ən/ RP en /ˈfɹɪ.d͡ʒi.ən/ GA en En-us-Phrygian.oga GA en Phryg i an Adjective - Of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture. Written or spoken in the Phrygian language. en 2022 R. F. Kuang Babel HarperVoyager 114 ‘Then one day one of the infants stretched out his little hands to the shepherd and exclaimed bekos, which is the Phrygian word for bread.’ en music In the Phrygian mode. Derived terms en Hyperphrygian Phrygian cap Phrygian dominant scale Phrygian mode Phrygian Sibyl Phrygianize Translations of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture Armenian: hy փռյուգական Bulgarian: bg фригийски Catalan: ca frigi Finnish: fi fryygialainen Galician: gl frixio Georgian: ka ფრიგიული German: de phrygisch Greek: el φρυγικός Hebrew: he פְרִיגִי m frigi Hindi: hi फ्रुगियाई Hungarian: hu fríg Icelandic: is frýgískur Irish: ga Frigiach Italian: it frigio m Polish: pl frygijski Portuguese: pt frígio Russian: ru фриги́йский Spanish: es frigio written or spoken in the Phrygian language Georgian: ka ფრიგიული German: de phrygisch Hindi: hi फ्रुगियाई Polish: pl frygijski Russian: ru фриги́йский Noun A native or inhabitant of Phrygia. en 2022 R. F. Kuang Babel HarperVoyager 114 ‘And so Psammetichus decided the Phrygians must have been the first race on earth, and Phrygian the first language.’ A Montanist. Translations native or inhabitant of Phrygia Armenian: hy փռյուգացի Bulgarian: bg фригиец m Catalan: ca frigi m Esperanto: eo friĝiano man or woman, eo friĝianino woman Finnish: fi fryygialainen French: fr Phrygien m, fr Phrygienne f Galician: gl frixio m Georgian: ka ფრიგიელი German: de Phryger m, de Phrygerin f Greek: el Φρύγας m Ancient Greek: grc Φρύξ m Hindi: hi फ्रुगियाई m f Hungarian: hu fríg Polish: pl Frygijczyk m-pr, pl Frygijka f Portuguese: pt frígio m Russian: ru фриги́ец m, ru фриги́йка f Spanish: es frigio m Proper noun The language of the Phrygian people. en music Phrygian mode Derived terms en hypophrygian Translations language Armenian: hy փռյուգերեն Dutch: nl Frygisch Finnish: fi fryygia French: fr phrygien m Galician: gl frixio m German: de Phrygisch Greek: el φρυγική, el φρυγικά Hindi: hi फ्रुगियाई f Hungarian: hu fríg Polish: pl język frygijski m-in Portuguese: pt frígio m Russian: ru фриги́йский m Spanish: es frigio m References Further reading Phrygian language en terms suffixed with -an en Demonyms Extinct languages Turkey