Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gleba

/ɡlˈibə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.26 in modern English

Syllables: gle-ba
IPA: /ɡlˈibə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The fleshy, spore-bearing inner mass of certain fungi.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin glēba (“lump, mass”). Doublet of glebe.

Inflected Forms

glebae (plural)

Derived Forms

glebal glebifer

Frequently Paired Words

glaebule

Rhymes With

toshiba iba sheba reba amoeba chiba curitiba riba eba rebbe bathsheba akiba

Questions

How do you pronounce gleba?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlˈibə/.
What does gleba mean?: The fleshy, spore-bearing inner mass of certain fungi.
Where does gleba come from?: Borrowed from Latin glēba (“lump, mass”). Doublet of glebe.

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