Split
See also: split
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Splȉt, from Ancient Greek Σπάλαθος (Spálathos), Ἀσπάλαθος (Aspálathos).
Pronunciation
- enPR: splĭt, IPA(key): /splɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɪt
- Homophone: split
Translations
port city in Croatia
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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian Splȉt, from Ancient Greek Σπάλαθος (Spálathos), Ἀσπάλαθος (Aspálathos).
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Italian Spalato, in turn from Latin Spalatum, ultimately from Ancient Greek Σπάλαθος (Spálathos), Ἀσπάλαθος (Aspálathos), from ἀσπάλαθος (aspálathos, “spiny broom”), a common shrub in the area.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /splît/
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