Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aceldama

/əˈsɛldəmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: a-cel-da-ma
IPA: /əˈsɛldəmə/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Aceldama.

name

The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem, purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his master, and therefore called the field of blood.

noun

A field of bloodshed, a place of slaughter.

Example Sentences

"[…] a regiment already for some hours glorified and hallowed to the ear of all London, as lying stretched, by a large majority, upon one bloody aceldama […]"
"Our own trenches had been knocked silly, and all the area of attack had been turned into an Aceldama."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀκελδαμάχ (Akeldamákh), from Aramaic חקל (“field”) + דמא (“blood”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἀκελδαμάχ, חקל

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈsɛldəmə/
British English: /əˈsɛldəmə/

Inflected Forms

aceldamas (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce aceldama?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈsɛldəmə/.
What does aceldama mean?: Alternative form of Aceldama.
Where does aceldama come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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