Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

passus

/ˈpæsəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: pas-sus
IPA: /ˈpæsəs/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A section of a long narrative poem; a canto

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin passus, the active participle of pandere.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: passus

Inflected Forms

passuses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce passus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæsəs/.
What does passus mean?: A section of a long narrative poem; a canto
Where does passus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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