Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peterka

/pɪtˈɝkə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English

Syllables: pe-ter-ka
IPA: /pɪtˈɝkə/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Slovene.

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, and Slovene Peterka, from a derivative of the name Peter.

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Peterka

Inflected Forms

Peterkas (plural)

Rhymes With

circa gurka

Questions

How do you pronounce peterka?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɪtˈɝkə/.
What does peterka mean?: A surname from Slovene.
Where does peterka come from?: It is traced to Czech.

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