Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deipno-

/ˈdaɪpnəʊ-/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: deip-no-
IPA: /ˈdaɪpnəʊ-/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Dinner, banquet.

Example Sentences

"The Deipnosophists or Banquet of the Learnèd of Athenaeus"
"An interchange of deipno-diplomatic correspondence."
"People who heartily sympathise with the ‘deipnophobia’ of Gordon."

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek δειπνο- (deipno-) from δεῖπνον (deîpnon, “dinner”). By surface analysis, deipn- + -o-.

Inflected Forms

deipn- (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce deipno-?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdaɪpnəʊ-/.
What does deipno- mean?: Dinner, banquet.
Where does deipno- come from?: From the Ancient Greek δειπνο- (deipno-) from δεῖπνον (deîpnon, “dinner”). By surface analysis, deipn- + -o-.

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