Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

addis

/ˈɑdɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: ad-dis
IPA: /ˈɑdɪs/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

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Clipping of Addis Ababa.

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Example Sentences

"As Italian soldiers advanced on Addis, Haile Selassie quietly boarded an overloaded train to Djibouti with his wife and five children, brushing aside the remonstrations of aghast Ethiopian notables."

Etymology

From a diminutive of Adam + the patronymic suffix -s.

Rhymes With

bodice georgiadis

Questions

How do you pronounce addis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑdɪs/.
What does addis mean?: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does addis come from?: From a diminutive of Adam + the patronymic suffix -s.

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