Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tiberius

/taɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: tiberius
IPA: /taɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.əs/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.

name

A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.

name

A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.

Example Sentences

"Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee,"

Etymology

From Latin Tiberius, literally 'Of the Tiber', from Tiberis, the river Tiber. Also note Faliscan equivalent *Tiferios. The name is mistaken by some to be of Etruscan origin but note the borrowed variants, Thefarie (from Faliscan) and Teperi (from Latin).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Tiberius, -

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Tiberiuses (plural)

Phrases

Lake Tiberius

Frequently Paired Words

Tiberian Tiberias

Rhymes With

serious mysterious delirious deleterious imperious nereus

Questions

How do you pronounce tiberius?: The recorded pronunciation is /taɪˈbɪə̯.ɹi.əs/.
What does tiberius mean?: A male given name from Latin of mostly historical use; a specific person so named.
Where does tiberius come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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