Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scotodinia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sco-to-dinia
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A form of vertigo involving sudden dizziness, headache, and blurred vision

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκοτοδινία (skotodinía), from σκότος (skótos, “darkness”) + δίνη (dínē, “whirling”). Equivalent to scoto- + dino- + -ia.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σκοτοδινία

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does scotodinia mean?: A form of vertigo involving sudden dizziness, headache, and blurred vision
Where does scotodinia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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