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gonyoncus

/ˌɡɒnɪˈɒŋkəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gony-on-cus
IPA
/ˌɡɒnɪˈɒŋkəs/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tumor or swelling of the knee; inflammation of the knee joint.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From gony- (“knee”) + -oncus (“tumor”), from Ancient Greek γόνυ (gónu, “knee”) and Ancient Greek ὄγκος (ónkos, “tumor”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: γόνυ, ὄγκος

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce gonyoncus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɒnɪˈɒŋkəs/.
What does gonyoncus mean?
A tumor or swelling of the knee; inflammation of the knee joint.
Where does gonyoncus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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