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sirota

/sɪɹˈoʊtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables
siro-ta
IPA
/sɪɹˈoʊtə/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Ukrainian сирота (syrota), Belarusian сірота (siróta), Russian сирота (sirota), Slovak sirota, or Old Polish sirota; ultimately from Proto-Slavic *sirota (“orphan”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: сирота, сірота, sirota, *sirota

Inflected Forms

Sirotas (plural) Sierota (alternative) Sirotta (alternative) Syrota (alternative)

Rhymes With

minnesota dakota toyota quota proto sarasota iota ota lakota rota mota cota

Questions

How do you pronounce sirota?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪɹˈoʊtə/.
What does sirota mean?
A surname.
Where does sirota come from?
It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce sirota

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