Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hemiekton

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hemiek-ton
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Attic dry measure of capacity, equivalent to 4.36 litres.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἡμίεκτον (hēmíekton).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ἡμίεκτον

Inflected Forms

hemiekta (plural)

Questions

What does hemiekton mean?: An ancient Attic dry measure of capacity, equivalent to 4.36 litres.
Where does hemiekton come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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