Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fanum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fanum
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The site of an Ancient Roman temple or shrine.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fānum (“shrine”). Doublet of fane.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *dʰeh₁-, fānum

Inflected Forms

fana (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

profane

Questions

What does fanum mean?: The site of an Ancient Roman temple or shrine.
Where does fanum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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