Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tsitsith

/ˈ(t)sɪtsɪθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tsit-sith
IPA: /ˈ(t)sɪtsɪθ/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

any of the four tassels or fringes on garments worn by the Jews in remembrance of the commandments

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew צִיצִית (tsitsít).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: צִיצִית

Inflected Forms

tsitsiyoth (plural) tzitzit (alternative) tzitzith (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tsitsith?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈ(t)sɪtsɪθ/.
What does tsitsith mean?: any of the four tassels or fringes on garments worn by the Jews in remembrance of the commandments
Where does tsitsith come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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