Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schoinion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schoin-ion
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Byzantine unit equal to 20,000 Greek feet or 33⅓ stades.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σχοινίον (skhoiníon).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: σχοινίον

Inflected Forms

schoinia (plural) skhoinion (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

schoenus

Questions

What does schoinion mean?: A Byzantine unit equal to 20,000 Greek feet or 33⅓ stades.
Where does schoinion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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