Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mortarium

/mɔːˈtɛːɹɪəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mor-tar-i-um
IPA: /mɔːˈtɛːɹɪəm/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of mortar used by ancient Romans for grinding.

Etymology

From Latin mortārium. Doublet of mortar.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: mortārium

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /mɔːˈtɛːɹɪəm/

Inflected Forms

mortaria (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce mortarium?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɔːˈtɛːɹɪəm/.
What does mortarium mean?: A kind of mortar used by ancient Romans for grinding.
Where does mortarium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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