Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zythum

/ˈzaɪθəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zythum
IPA: /ˈzaɪθəm/

23

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unfermented kind of Egyptian malt beer.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Cartwright looked up from the Chamber’s^([sic]) Encyclopaedia […] One day he would get right to the end, to zythum. Not that he needed to. He had already peeped ahead and seen that it was a kind of ancient Egyptian beer, much recommended by Diodorus Siculus – whoever he was."

Etymology

From Latin zȳthum, from Ancient Greek ζῦθος (zûthos).

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

zythos sisni

Questions

How do you pronounce zythum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzaɪθəm/.
What does zythum mean?: An unfermented kind of Egyptian malt beer.
Where does zythum come from?: From Latin zȳthum, from Ancient Greek ζῦθος (zûthos).

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