Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mecum

/mˈɛkəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: mecum
IPA: /mˈɛkəm/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Unexplained. Perhaps an Anglicized form of Irish Mac Thom (“son of Tom”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac Thom

Inflected Forms

Mecums (plural)

Rhymes With

peckham beckum

Questions

How do you pronounce mecum?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛkəm/.
What does mecum mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does mecum come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce mecum

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