dynasty

Other forms of dynasty

plural

dynasties·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about dynasty

What does dynasty mean?

dynasty means "a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family".

How many syllables are in dynasty?

dynasty has 3 syllables: dy-na-sty. The stress falls on "dy". In IPA it is /ˈdaɪnəsti/.

Is dynasty a common word?

dynasty is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.