Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

byssine

/bɪˈsiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bys-sine
IPA: /bɪˈsiːn/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Made of, or resembling, silk; silken.

Etymology

From Latin byssinus (“made of byssus”), from Ancient Greek βύσσινος (bússinos, “made of byssus”). See byssus.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: βύσσινος

Inflected Forms

more byssine (comparative) most byssine (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce byssine?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈsiːn/.
What does byssine mean?: Made of, or resembling, silk; silken.
Where does byssine come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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