Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abrotanum

/əˈbɹɑt.n̩.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: abrotanum
IPA: /əˈbɹɑt.n̩.əm/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer, southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Medieval Latin, from Latin abrotonum, from Ancient Greek ἀβρότονον (abrótonon, “wormwood, southernwood”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: -, abrotonum, ἀβρότονον

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈbɹɑt.n̩.əm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

abrotanums (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce abrotanum?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbɹɑt.n̩.əm/.
What does abrotanum mean?: A bushy wormwood from Europe, sometimes used in the brewing of beer, southernwood, Artemisia abrotanum.
Where does abrotanum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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