Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impluvium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: im-plu-vi-um
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A low basin in the center of a household atrium, into which rainwater flowed down from the roof through the compluvium.

Etymology

Latin impluvium, from impluit (“rains upon”)

Inflected Forms

impluviums (plural) impluvia (plural)

Questions

What does impluvium mean?: A low basin in the center of a household atrium, into which rainwater flowed down from the roof through the compluvium.
Where does impluvium come from?: Latin impluvium, from impluit (“rains upon”)

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