Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halicarnassus

/ˌhælɪkɑɹˈnæsəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: hali-car-nas-sus
IPA: /ˌhælɪkɑɹˈnæsəs/

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Halicarnassus, from Ancient Greek Ἁλῐκαρνᾱσσός (Halĭkarnāssós).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἁλῐκαρνᾱσσός

Derived Forms

Halicarnassian

Questions

How do you pronounce halicarnassus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhælɪkɑɹˈnæsəs/.
What does halicarnassus mean?: An ancient Greek city on the southwest coast of Caria, Anatolia, in modern-day Turkey.
Where does halicarnassus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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