Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypogeous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hy-po-geous
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὑπόγειος (hupógeios) Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English hypogeous From Ancient Greek ὑπόγειος (hupógeios) + English -ous.

Inflected Forms

more hypogeous (comparative) most hypogeous (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Synonyms

Questions

What does hypogeous mean?
Living or maturing underground; subterranean
Where does hypogeous come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὑπόγειος (hupógeios) Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English hypogeous From Ancient Greek ὑπόγειος (hupógeios) + English -ous.

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