Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

medici

/mɛdˈisi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: medi-ci
IPA: /mɛdˈisi/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Italian.

name

A powerful and influential aristocratic Florentine family from the 13th to 17th centuries.

name

A member of this family.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Medici.

Inflected Forms

Medicis (plural)

Derived Forms

Medician

Rhymes With

greasy tbilisi assisi creasy parisi lisi deasy fleecy creasey risi pennisi campisi

Questions

How do you pronounce medici?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɛdˈisi/.
What does medici mean?: A surname from Italian.
Where does medici come from?: Borrowed from Italian Medici.

How to pronounce medici

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