Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

solum

/ˈsoʊləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: solum
IPA: /ˈsoʊləm/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the same cycle of pedogenic processes; the upper layers of a soil profile that are affected by climate.

name

Etymology

From Latin solum (“base, bottom; soil”). Doublet of soil.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: solum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsoʊləm/
British English: /ˈsəʊləm/

Inflected Forms

solums (plural) sola (plural)

Rhymes With

golem holum idolum

Questions

How do you pronounce solum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsoʊləm/.
What does solum mean?: Within a soil profile, a set of related soil horizons that share the same cycle of pedogenic processes; the upper layers of a soil profile that are affected by climate.
Where does solum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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