Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kernos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ker-nos
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pottery ring or stone tray to which are attached several small vessels for holding ritual offerings in Ancient Greece.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κέρνος (kérnos) or κέρχνος (kérkhnos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κέρνος

Inflected Forms

kernoi (plural)

Questions

What does kernos mean?: A pottery ring or stone tray to which are attached several small vessels for holding ritual offerings in Ancient Greece.
Where does kernos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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