Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abaton

/ˈæbətən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aba-ton
IPA: /ˈæbətən/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.

noun

Any one of the sacred cult sites where a body part of the dismembered Osiris was claimed to be buried.

noun

An inaccessible or restricted part of a sacred building.

Example Sentences

"There were a series of bathing houses for hydropathy. The abatons, lofty and airy sleeping chambers with their southern sides and open colonnade, are singularly like the open balconies of our tuberculosis sanatoria."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄβατον (ábaton), nominalized neuter form of ἄβατος (ábatos, “inaccessible”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἄβατον

Inflected Forms

abatons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

adytum

Questions

How do you pronounce abaton?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæbətən/.
What does abaton mean?: An enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
Where does abaton come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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