Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leontocephalic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: leon-to-cephal-ic
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

lion-headed

Example Sentences

"In this spell, a falcon is said to drop a stone to the ritualist, and it should be engraved with the figure of the leontocephalic Helios-Horus, described as an aerial spirit, encircled by an ouroboros."
"It is not necessary to follow C. Blinkenberg […] to see the extraordinary resemblance between this figure of the Gorgon and that of the Mithraic leontocephalic god, whose body also has wings and is entwined with a snake."

Etymology

From (combining form of) Ancient Greek λέων (léōn, “lion”) + -cephalic.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: λέων
Suffix: cephalic

Inflected Forms

more leontocephalic (comparative) most leontocephalic (superlative)

Questions

What does leontocephalic mean?: lion-headed
Where does leontocephalic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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