Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: adem
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Amharic.

noun

Acronym of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic አደም (ʾädäm).

Word Breakdown

Root: አደም

Usage

Inflected Forms

Adems (plural)

Questions

What does adem mean?: A surname from Amharic.
Where does adem come from?: Borrowed from Amharic አደም (ʾädäm).

How to pronounce adem

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