Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gordium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gordi-um
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city in Phrygia, modern day Turkey.

Etymology

From Latin Gordium, from Ancient Greek Γόρδιον (Górdion).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Gordium, Γόρδιον

Derived Forms

Questions

What does gordium mean?
An ancient city in Phrygia, modern day Turkey.
Where does gordium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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