Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bireme

/ˈbaɪˌriːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bireme
IPA: /ˈbaɪˌriːm/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other.

name

Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Latin rēmus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin birēmislbor. English bireme Learned borrowing from Latin birēmis.

Inflected Forms

biremes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

unireme monoreme trireme quadrireme quinquereme pentere polyreme

Rhymes With

trireme

Questions

How do you pronounce bireme?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbaɪˌriːm/.
What does bireme mean?: An ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other.
Where does bireme come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi- Latin rēmus Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.? Proto-Italic *-is Latin -is Latin birēmislbor. English bireme Learned borrowing from Latin birēmis.

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