Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ili-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables: il-i-
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

3

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Troy, an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey.

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἴλιον (Ílion).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἴλιον

Questions

What does ili- mean?: Troy, an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey.
Where does ili- come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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