Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pelusium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: pelu-si-um
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city of Egypt at the eastern mouth of the Nile

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Pelusium, from Ancient Greek Πηλούσιον (Pēloúsion).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Πηλούσιον

Frequently Paired Words

Pelusiac Pelusian

Questions

What does pelusium mean?: An ancient city of Egypt at the eastern mouth of the Nile
Where does pelusium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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