Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

geresh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: geresh
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The symbol "׳", that serves as a diacritical mark that modifies the pronunciation of several letters, or as a punctuation mark that marks abbreviations or numerals, in Hebrew.

Etymology

From Hebrew גֶּרֶשׁ (géresh).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: גֶּרֶשׁ

Inflected Forms

gershayim (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

gershayim

Questions

What does geresh mean?: The symbol "׳", that serves as a diacritical mark that modifies the pronunciation of several letters, or as a punctuation mark that marks abbreviations or numerals, in Hebrew.
Where does geresh come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce geresh

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