Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ekecheiria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ekecheiria
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A truce around the time of the ancient Olympic Games to protect the hosts, competitors, and spectators.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐκεχειρία (ekekheiría, “armistice, truce”), from ἔχω (ékhō, “hold back”) and χείρ (kheír, “hand”), with kh > k by Grassmann's Law.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἐκεχειρία

Inflected Forms

ekekheiria (alternative)

Questions

What does ekecheiria mean?: A truce around the time of the ancient Olympic Games to protect the hosts, competitors, and spectators.
Where does ekecheiria come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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