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illyrien

French, adjective/i.li.ʁjɛ̃/

illyrien is spelled I-L-L-Y-R-I-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 22 million words in written French, the 152,479th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Illyrien is a French adjective meaning “of Illyria; Illyrian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Relatif à l’Illyrie, région antique correspondant à la Yougoslavie du XXᵉ siècle”.

What does illyrien mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    of Illyria; Illyrian

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Relatif à l’Illyrie, région antique correspondant à la Yougoslavie du XXᵉ siècle.

noun: 1. Langue indo-européenne parlée par les Illyriens.

noun: 1. Habitant de l’Illyrie, peuple indo-européen.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of illyrien

  • illyrienne feminine
  • illyriens masculine plural
  • illyriennes feminine plural
  • Illyriens plural
  • Illyrienne feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce illyrien?

  • /i.li.ʁjɛ̃/
  • \il.li.ʁjɛ̃\
  • \i.li.ʁjɛ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to illyrien

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is illyrien in French?

illyrien appears about once in every 22 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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