Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentaptych

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-tap-tych
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A five-part polyptych; a picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centrepiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.

Etymology

From penta- + Ancient Greek πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “a fold”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πτυχή

Inflected Forms

pentaptychs (plural)

Questions

What does pentaptych mean?: A five-part polyptych; a picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centrepiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece.
Where does pentaptych come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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