Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forsythia

[fɔɹˈsɪθijə]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: for-syth-ia
IPA: [fɔɹˈsɪθijə]

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.

Example Sentences

"They heard laughing then, and looked up to see Ann and Bell coming down the street toward them. Ann had plucked a twig of forsythia, and was trying to arrange it in her hair. "Take that off!" Bell was saying. "It's got bugs crawling on it!""

Etymology

From New Latin, named in honor of Scottish horticulturist William Forsyth, who brought the shrub over from China. Forsyth's own name is from Irish Fearsithe, meaning "man of peace."

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Fearsithe

Regional Pronunciation

American English: [fɔɹˈsɪθijə]
British English: [fɔːˈsajθijə]

Inflected Forms

forsythias (plural)

Rhymes With

pythia

Questions

How do you pronounce forsythia?: The recorded pronunciation is [fɔɹˈsɪθijə].
What does forsythia mean?: Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
Where does forsythia come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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