Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vashegyite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: vash-e-gyite
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.

Etymology

From Hungarian Vashegy (literally “iron mountain”) (the old Hungarian name for the village of Železník, Slovakia where the mineral was discovered) + -ite.

Origin

Source language: Hungarian

Word Breakdown

Root: Vashegy
Suffix: ite

Questions

What does vashegyite mean?: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Where does vashegyite come from?: It is traced to Hungarian.

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