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periegete

/ˈpɛ.ɹi.əˌd͡ʒit/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pe-ri-e-gete
IPA
/ˈpɛ.ɹi.əˌd͡ʒit/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writer of a periegesis.

Etymology

Borrowed from Koine Greek περιηγητής (periēgētḗs, “a writer of periegeses; a guide”), from Ancient Greek περι- (peri-, “around, surrounding”) + ἡγητής (hēgētḗs, “a guide”) (from ἡγέομαι (hēgéomai, “to lead”) + -τής (-tḗs, suffix forming agent nouns)), from περιηγεῖσθαι (periēgeîsthai, “to lead around”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: περιηγητής, περι-

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɛ.ɹi.əˌd͡ʒit/
  • British English: /ˈpɛ.ɹɪ.əˌd͡ʒiːt/

Inflected Forms

periegetes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

periegesis periegetic

Questions

How do you pronounce periegete?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛ.ɹi.əˌd͡ʒit/.
What does periegete mean?
A writer of a periegesis.
Where does periegete come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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