Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ptarmus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ptar-mus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sneeze; sneezing; especially spasmodic sneezing.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πταρμός (ptarmós, “sneeze”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πταρμός

Questions

What does ptarmus mean?: A sneeze; sneezing; especially spasmodic sneezing.
Where does ptarmus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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