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gonimium

/ɡoʊˈnɪmi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
go-nim-i-um
IPA
/ɡoʊˈnɪmi.əm/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the bluish-green granules that replace the more usual gonidia in certain lichens.

Etymology

From New Latin gonimium, possibly from Ancient Greek γόνιμος (gónimos, “productive”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ǵenh₁-, gonimium, γόνιμος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡoʊˈnɪmi.əm/
  • British English: /ɡəʊˈnɪmi.əm/

Inflected Forms

gonimia (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gonimium?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡoʊˈnɪmi.əm/.
What does gonimium mean?
One of the bluish-green granules that replace the more usual gonidia in certain lichens.
Where does gonimium come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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