Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

splenium

/ˈspliː.ni.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sple-ni-um
IPA: /ˈspliː.ni.əm/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The thick posterior part of the corpus callosum of the brain.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin splēnium (“plaster, patch”), from Ancient Greek σπληνῐ́ον (splēnĭ́on, “pad or compress of linen”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: splēnium, σπληνῐ́ον

Inflected Forms

spleniums (plural) splenia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

splenial splenius

Rhymes With

selenium rhenium asplenium ferrocenium nitrenium athenium

Questions

How do you pronounce splenium?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspliː.ni.əm/.
What does splenium mean?: The thick posterior part of the corpus callosum of the brain.
Where does splenium come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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