Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gerasa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: gerasa
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city of the Decapolis, now Jerash in Jordan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Gerasa, from Ancient Greek Γέρασα (Gérasa).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Γέρασα

Frequently Paired Words

Gerasene

Questions

What does gerasa mean?: An ancient city of the Decapolis, now Jerash in Jordan
Where does gerasa come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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