English Explanatory Dictionary

Slytherin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person having traits associated with Slytherin house from the Harry Potter series, including ambition, cunning, or an affinity for snakes or the colours green and silver.

Pronunciation

/ˈslɪðəɹɪn/ En-us-Slytherin.oga

Word forms

Slytherin Slytherins

Etymology

Coined by British author and philanthropist J. K. Rowling, presumably from slither (verb) + -in (variant of -en (“pertaining to”)) or -ing (“belonging to; of the kind of”).

Derived words

Slytherinish
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