Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plethon

/ˈpliːθɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plethon
IPA: /ˈpliːθɒn/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), adopted by Plethon as a nickname or cognomen from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”) as a classicizing substitute for his surname Γεμιστός (Gemistós), from γεμιστός (gemistós, “filled, stuffed”). The particular form may have been chosen to mirror Πλάτων (Plátōn, “Plato”).

Word Breakdown

Root: πλῆθος

Inflected Forms

Pletho (alternative)

Derived Forms

Plethonian Plethonic

Questions

How do you pronounce plethon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpliːθɒn/.
What does plethon mean?: Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.
Where does plethon come from?: Borrowed from Byzantine Greek Πλήθων (Plḗthōn), adopted by Plethon as a nickname or cognomen from Attic Greek πλῆθος (plêthos, “multitude, great number”) as a classicizing substitute for his surname Γεμιστός (Gemistós), from γεμιστός (gemistós, “filled, stuffed”). The particular form may have been chosen to mirror Πλάτων (Plátōn, “Plato”).

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