Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spath

/spæθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: spath
IPA: /spæθ/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum of peace lilies.

Informal

noun

Archaic form of spathe.

Archaic

name

A small village in Uttoxeter Rural parish, East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0835).

Example Sentences

"Besides the aforementioned field study, in vitro uptake of triclosan, hydrocinnamic acid, tonalide, ibuprofen, naproxen and clofibric acid by lettuce (Lactuca sativa L) and spath (Spathiphyllum spp.) was investigated by the same research group [139] in order to evaluate the reuse of treated wastewater for irrigation of agricultural crops."

Etymology

From New Latin, shortening of the genus name Spathiphyllum, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: -, σπάθη

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /spæθ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

spaths (plural)

Rhymes With

path math bath wrath hath mcgrath kath nath rath plath fath pathe

Questions

How do you pronounce spath?: The recorded pronunciation is /spæθ/.
What does spath mean?: Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum of peace lilies.
Where does spath come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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