Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tapho-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tapho-
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

grave; burial

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “burial, grave, tomb”). Doublet of -taph.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Derived Forms

taphological taphologist taphology taphonomic taphonomist taphonomy taphophilia taphophilic taphophobia

Phrases

-taph

Frequently Paired Words

-taph

Questions

What does tapho- mean?
grave; burial
Where does tapho- come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce tapho-

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