Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urbs

/ɝbz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables
urbs
IPA
/ɝbz/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A walled city in Ancient Rome.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-der. Proto-Italic *worβis? Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? Latin urbsbor. English urbs Borrowed from Latin urbs.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɝbz/
  • British English: /ɜːbz/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Inflected Forms

urbes (plural)

Rhymes With

herbs

Questions

How do you pronounce urbs?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɝbz/.
What does urbs mean?
A walled city in Ancient Rome.
Where does urbs come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *werbʰ-der. Proto-Italic *worβis? Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *gʰórdʰosder.? Latin urbsbor. English urbs Borrowed from Latin urbs.

How to pronounce urbs

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