Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

syzygium

/sɪˈzɪ.ɡi.əm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: syzy-gium
IPA: /sɪˈzɪ.ɡi.əm/

26

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any myrtaceous plant of the genus Syzygium.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Syzygium, from Ancient Greek συζύγιος (suzúgios, “jointed, connected”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Syzygium, συζύγιος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɪˈzɪ.ɡi.əm/
British English: /sɪˈzɪ.d͡ʒiːəm/

Inflected Forms

syzygia (plural) syzygiums (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce syzygium?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈzɪ.ɡi.əm/.
What does syzygium mean?: Any myrtaceous plant of the genus Syzygium.
Where does syzygium come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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