Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hierosolyma

/ˌhaɪɹoʊˈsɒləmə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hi-erosoly-ma
IPA
/ˌhaɪɹoʊˈsɒləmə/
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ῐ̔εροσόλῠμᾰ (Hĭerosólŭmă). Doublet of Jerusalem.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hierosolyma, Ῐ̔εροσόλῠμᾰ

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce hierosolyma?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪɹoʊˈsɒləmə/.
What does hierosolyma mean?
Synonym of Jerusalem, especially in the context of the Crusades and Ancient Rome.
Where does hierosolyma come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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