Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patena

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pate-na
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of paten (“plate for the host in the Eucharist”).

noun

Alternative spelling of patana (“hilly grassland”).

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin patena.

Origin

Source language: Sanskrit

Word Breakdown

Root: patena, पतन

Inflected Forms

patenas (plural)

Questions

What does patena mean?: Alternative spelling of paten (“plate for the host in the Eucharist”).
Where does patena come from?: It is traced to Sanskrit.

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