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-treme

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
-treme
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Having a trema (hole or aperture) or tremata of the type, position or number specified by the prefix.

Etymology

From New Latin trēma (“aperture”), from Ancient Greek τρῆμα (trêma), from Proto-Hellenic *trḗmə (“hole”), from Proto-Indo-European *tréh₁-mn̥ (“to drill”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to drill”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *terh₁-, trēma, τρῆμα, *trḗmə, *tréh₁-mn̥

Frequently Paired Words

trema trematode tryma

Synonyms

aperturate

Questions

What does -treme mean?
Having a trema (hole or aperture) or tremata of the type, position or number specified by the prefix.
Where does -treme come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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