Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

melchior

/ˈmɛl.ki.ɔː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: mel-chior
IPA: /ˈmɛl.ki.ɔː(ɹ)/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the Magi according to medieval Christian legend.

name

A male given name from Hebrew.

noun

A very large wine bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 18 liters, equivalent to 24 standard bottles.

Example Sentences

"So twin boys, our fathers, were born in the USA. Melchior and Peregrine. What names, eh? What delusions of grandeur went into the naming of them? If you shorten them to 'Mel' and 'Perry', they've got a democratically twentieth-century and transatlantic ring to them."

Etymology

From Latin Melchior, from Hebrew מלכיאור (“king of light”), from מלך (“king”) + אור (“light”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Melchior, מלכיאור

Inflected Forms

Melchiors (plural)

Synonyms

Solomon

Rhymes With

kia thier freer overseer meer nier heer dier vanier sightseer prieur farrior

Questions

How do you pronounce melchior?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛl.ki.ɔː(ɹ)/.
What does melchior mean?: One of the Magi according to medieval Christian legend.
Where does melchior come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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