poseidonia
/ˌpɑˌsaɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
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Alternative form of Posidonia, a genus of seagrass
Etymology
From Latin Poseidonia, from Ancient Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidōnía); or directly from Greek Ποσειδωνία (Poseidonía). From Ποσειδῶν (Poseidôn) + -ία (-ía). Equivalent to Poseidon + -ia.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌpɑˌsaɪˈdoʊ.ni.ə/
- British English: /ˌpɒˌsaɪˈdəʊ.ni.ə/
Frequently Paired Words
Posidonia
Synonyms
Athens
from the myth The Gift of Athena about the origin of Athens