Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paestum

/ˈpɛs.təm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: Paes-tum
IPA: /ˈpɛs.təm/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Greek city in Magna Graecia, on the coast of present-day Campania in southern Italy.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paestum.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Paestum

Questions

How do you pronounce paestum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛs.təm/.
What does paestum mean?: An ancient Greek city in Magna Graecia, on the coast of present-day Campania in southern Italy.
Where does paestum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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