Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

edessa

/ɪˈdɛs.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: edessa
IPA: /ɪˈdɛs.ə/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia.

name

Synonym of Urfa: a city in southeastern Turkey.

Etymology

From Latin Edessa, from Ancient Greek Ἔδεσσα (Édessa).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Edessa, Ἔδεσσα

Derived Forms

Edessene Edessan

Synonyms

Urfa Antioch Antioch on the Callirhoe Urhay Orhay

Questions

How do you pronounce edessa?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈdɛs.ə/.
What does edessa mean?: A city in Greece, capital in Pella Prefecture, in periphery of Central Macedonia.
Where does edessa come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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