Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

podgorica

/ˈpɒdɡəɹɪtsa/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: pod-gor-i-ca
IPA: /ˈpɒdɡəɹɪtsa/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The capital and largest city of Montenegro.

name

The capital and largest city of Montenegro.

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Pòdgorica / По̀дгорица (literally “under the Gorica”), from pȍd / по̏д (“under”) + Gorica / Горица (“little mountain”), the name of a hill which overlooks the city, from gòra / го̀ра (“mountain”) + -ica / -ица (diminutive suffix).

Word Breakdown

Root: Pòdgorica

Synonyms

Titograd

Questions

How do you pronounce podgorica?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɒdɡəɹɪtsa/.
What does podgorica mean?: The capital and largest city of Montenegro.
Where does podgorica come from?: From Serbo-Croatian Pòdgorica / По̀дгорица (literally “under the Gorica”), from pȍd / по̏д (“under”) + Gorica / Горица (“little mountain”), the name of a hill which overlooks the city, from gòra / го̀ра (“mountain”) + -ica / -ица (diminutive suffix).

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