Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phthia

/ˈ(f)θaɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ph-thia
IPA: /ˈ(f)θaɪə/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in ancient Thessaly, Greece.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Phthīa, from Ancient Greek Φθία (Phthía).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Φθία

Rhymes With

via maria black maria maya isaiah messiah jeremiah shia playa hiya josiah gaia

Questions

How do you pronounce phthia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈ(f)θaɪə/.
What does phthia mean?: A city in ancient Thessaly, Greece.
Where does phthia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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