Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deuterotheme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deuterotheme
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The second element of a name composed of two traditional name roots.

Example Sentences

"The Slavic given names Jaromir and Ludomir both contain the deuterotheme -mir ("peace")."
"The Old English name Beowulf comprises of the prototheme Beo- and the deuterotheme -wulf."

Etymology

From deutero- + theme.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: deutero

Inflected Forms

deuterothemes (plural)

Derived Forms

deuterothematic

Antonyms

prototheme

Questions

What does deuterotheme mean?: The second element of a name composed of two traditional name roots.
Where does deuterotheme come from?: From deutero- + theme.

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