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hodo-

/ˌhɑdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
ho-do-
IPA
/ˌhɑdə/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Road; path; travel.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὁδός (hodós, “path, road, way; journey”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”). By surface analysis, hod- + -o-.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhɑdə/
  • British English: /ˌhɒdə(ʊ)/

Inflected Forms

hod- (alternative)

Synonyms

odo-

Questions

How do you pronounce hodo-?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɑdə/.
What does hodo- mean?
Road; path; travel.
Where does hodo- come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

How to pronounce hodo-

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