Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

irenarch

/ˈaɪɹɪnɑː(ɹ)k/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ire-narch
IPA: /ˈaɪɹɪnɑː(ɹ)k/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An officer in Ancient Greece having functions corresponding to those of a Justice of the Peace.

Etymology

From Latin īrēnarcha, īrēnarchēs, from Ancient Greek εἰρηνάρχης (eirēnárkhēs), from εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, “peace”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “rule”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: īrēnarcha, εἰρηνάρχης

Inflected Forms

irenarchs (plural) eirenarch (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce irenarch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪɹɪnɑː(ɹ)k/.
What does irenarch mean?: An officer in Ancient Greece having functions corresponding to those of a Justice of the Peace.
Where does irenarch come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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