Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alcman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-cman
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th-century-BCE choral lyric poet from Sparta.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Alcman.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Alcman

Inflected Forms

Alkman (alternative)

Derived Forms

Alcmanian

Questions

What does alcman mean?: An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 7th-century-BCE choral lyric poet from Sparta.
Where does alcman come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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