Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-phemia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -phemia
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Synonym of -phasia: forms names of speech disorders.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin -phēmia, from Ancient Greek φήμη (phḗmē, “voice”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: φήμη

Synonyms

-phasia -arthria -logia -lalia -phrasia

Questions

What does -phemia mean?: Synonym of -phasia: forms names of speech disorders.
Where does -phemia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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