Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-iot

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: -iot
IPA

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Of or relating to an island or peninsula in Greece or the Hellenic sphere.

Etymology

Back-formation of Cypriot, from Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης (Kupriṓtēs, “Cypriot”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Κυπριώτης

Questions

What does -iot mean?: Of or relating to an island or peninsula in Greece or the Hellenic sphere.
Where does -iot come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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