Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-rrhea

/ɹiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: -r-rhea
IPA: /ɹiə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sréweti Proto-Hellenic *hréwō Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek ῥοία (rhoía)bor. English -rrhea Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥοία (rhoía, “flow, flux”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹiə/
British English: /ɹɪə/

Usage

American usage

Inflected Forms

-rrhoea (alternative) -rrhœa (alternative)

Phrases

rheo-

Frequently Paired Words

rheo- -rrhagia

Questions

How do you pronounce -rrhea?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹiə/.
What does -rrhea mean?: flowing.
Where does -rrhea come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-? Proto-Indo-European *srew- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *sréweti Proto-Hellenic *hréwō Ancient Greek ῥέω (rhéō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek ῥοία (rhoía)bor. English -rrhea Borrowed from Ancient Greek ῥοία (rhoía, “flow, flux”).

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