Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

boudica

/bəʊˈdɪkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: boudi-ca
IPA: /bəʊˈdɪkə/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A queen of the British Iceni tribe that led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire, died c. 61 CE

Example Sentences

"The Icenian King Prasutagus died after a long a prosperous reign of at least thirteen years. On his death, he left behind two daughters and a wife whose influence would be felt for the next two thousand years: her name was Boudica, queen of the Iceni."

Etymology

From Latin Boudicca, from Proto-Celtic *Boudīkā (from which Proto-Brythonic *Bʉðig), from Proto-Celtic *boudīkos (“victorious”), from Proto-Celtic *boudi (“booty, victory”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Boudicca, *Boudīkā, *boudīkos, *boudi

Inflected Forms

Boudicca (alternative) Boadicea (alternative) Boudicea (alternative)

Derived Forms

Boudican

Questions

How do you pronounce boudica?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəʊˈdɪkə/.
What does boudica mean?: A queen of the British Iceni tribe that led an uprising against the occupying forces of the Roman Empire, died c. 61 CE
Where does boudica come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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