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byzantium

/bɪˈzæn.ti.əm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
byzan-tium
IPA
/bɪˈzæn.ti.əm/
25
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.

name

An ancient Greek empire in Southeastern Europe and Western Asia, with its capital at Constantinople; in full, Byzantine Empire.

noun

A dark shade of purple, close to Tyrian purple and palatinate purple.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuǵ-der. Thracian *būzasder. Ancient Greek Βῡ́ζᾱς (Bū́zās) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos)? Ancient Greek -ῐον (-ĭon) Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon)bor. Latin Bȳzantiumbor. English Byzantium From Latin Bȳzantium, from Ancient Greek Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον (Būzắntĭon), named after its legendary founder, Byzas.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Bȳzantium, Βῡζᾰ́ντῐον

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

bezant Byzant Byzantine

Questions

How do you pronounce byzantium?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈzæn.ti.əm/.
What does byzantium mean?
An ancient Greek city situated on the Bosporus in modern Turkey, renamed Constantinople in 330 C.E.; modern Istanbul.
Where does byzantium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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