Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

teetotum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tee-to-tum
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A toy (spinning top) similar to a dreidel.

noun

A working men's club conducted under religious influences, as an alternative to drinking in the saloon.

Example Sentences

"The town awakes; the great tee-totum is set up for its daily spin and whirl; […]"
""Are you a child or a teetotum?" the Sheep said, as she took up another pair of needles. "You'll make me giddy soon, if you go on turning round like that.""
"Ho! ho! ho! ho! ho! ho! ho/Time's teetotum/If you spin it/Gives it quotum..."

Etymology

From Latin totum (“all”), marked by a T on one of the four sides.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: totum

Inflected Forms

teetotums (plural) tetotum (alternative) T-totum (alternative) tee-totem (alternative)

Synonyms

top whirligig spinning top

Questions

What does teetotum mean?: A toy (spinning top) similar to a dreidel.
Where does teetotum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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