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belisarius

/ˌbɛləˈsɛɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
belis-ar-ius
IPA
/ˌbɛləˈsɛɹi.əs/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A general of the Byzantine Empire, who was instrumental to Emperor Justinian's ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century previously.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Belisarius, from Byzantine Greek Βελισάριος (Belisários).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Βελισάριος

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌbɛləˈsɛɹi.əs/
  • British English: /ˌbɛlɪˈsɛəɹi.əs/

Inflected Forms

Belisarios (alternative)

Rhymes With

various hilarious precarious aquarius nefarious vicarious calcareous stradivarius multifarious carious sicarius scoparius

Questions

How do you pronounce belisarius?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbɛləˈsɛɹi.əs/.
What does belisarius mean?
A general of the Byzantine Empire, who was instrumental to Emperor Justinian's ambitious project of reconquering much of the Mediterranean territory of the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century previously.
Where does belisarius come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin Belisarius, from Byzantine Greek Βελισάριος (Belisários).

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