Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gravamina

/ɡɹəˈveɪmɪnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gra-va-mi-na
IPA
/ɡɹəˈveɪmɪnə/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of gravamen

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin gravāmina, from Late Latin gravāmen (“physical inconvenience”) and Medieval Latin gravāmen (“grievance”) + -mina (plural form of the suffix -men); see further at gravamen.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡɹəˈveɪmɪnə/
  • British English: /ɡɹəˈveɪmɪnə/

Questions

How do you pronounce gravamina?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹəˈveɪmɪnə/.
What does gravamina mean?
plural of gravamen
Where does gravamina come from?
Learned borrowing from Late Latin gravāmina, from Late Latin gravāmen (“physical inconvenience”) and Medieval Latin gravāmen (“grievance”) + -mina (plural form of the suffix -men); see further at gravamen.

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