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aposthia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
apos-thia
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The congenital absence of a foreskin.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English aposthia From a- + Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē) + English -ia.

Usage

Derived Forms

aposthic

Frequently Paired Words

akroposthion macroposthia microposthia

Questions

What does aposthia mean?
The congenital absence of a foreskin.
Where does aposthia come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)der. English a- Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē) Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English aposthia From a- + Ancient Greek πόσθη (pósthē) + English -ia.

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