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enchelei

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
enchelei
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ancient Illyrian tribe inhabiting Enchele.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἐγχέλιοι (Enkhélioi), from ἔγχελυς (énkhelus, “eel”). Possibly from the Illyrian cognate of the word, itself closely related to Albanian ngjalë (“eel”). This is made further plausible by the word being found with a -γγ- (-ng-) in place of -γχ- (-nkh-) in Mnaseas. The demonym can be traced back to mythology, where Cadmus, become king of this people, turns into a serpent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἐγχέλιοι, -

Inflected Forms

Encheleii (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Enchele Enchelean

Questions

What does enchelei mean?
An ancient Illyrian tribe inhabiting Enchele.
Where does enchelei come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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