Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orseis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-seis
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A naiad of a spring in Thessaly.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρσηΐς (Orsēḯs), from ὄρσω (órsō, “to stir, awaken, excite”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ὀρσηΐς

Inflected Forms

Orseïs (alternative)

Questions

What does orseis mean?: A naiad of a spring in Thessaly.
Where does orseis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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