Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

comnenus

/kɒmˈniːnəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: com-nenus
IPA: /kɒmˈniːnəs/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

member of a noble family who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1185

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Comnenus, from Byzantine Greek Κομνηνός (Komnēnós).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Comnenus, Κομνηνός

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /kɒmˈniːnəs/

Inflected Forms

Comneni (plural) Komnenos (alternative)

Derived Forms

Comnenian

Questions

How do you pronounce comnenus?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɒmˈniːnəs/.
What does comnenus mean?: member of a noble family who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1185
Where does comnenus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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