Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tetrakionion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tetrakio-n-ion
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of tetrapylon in which the central crossing is not roofed, and the four corner-markers exist as four separate structures, not connected overhead.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τετρακιόνιον (tetrakiónion).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τετρακιόνιον

Inflected Forms

tetrakionia (plural)

Questions

What does tetrakionion mean?: A type of tetrapylon in which the central crossing is not roofed, and the four corner-markers exist as four separate structures, not connected overhead.
Where does tetrakionion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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