cyathiform
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "c. 1933-1934, Hugh MacDiarmid, On a Raised Beach Glaucous, hoar, enfouldered, cyathiform, / Making mere faculae of the sun and moon […]"
Etymology
From Latin cyathus (“cup”) + -form, from Ancient Greek κύαθος (kúathos). Compare French cyathiforme.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: κύαθος
Inflected Forms
more cyathiform (comparative)
most cyathiform (superlative)