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aeneid

/ˈiː.ni.ɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.34 in modern English

Syllables
aeneid
IPA
/ˈiː.ni.ɪd/
7
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.

Etymology

From Latin Aeneis (Greek third declension, genitive Aeneidos), from Aeneas + -is. By surface analysis, Aeneas + -id.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈiː.ni.ɪd/

Inflected Forms

the Aeneid (canonical) Aeneids (plural) Eneid (alternative) Æneid (alternative, archaic) Aeneide (alternative, archaic) Æneide (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

Aeneidic Aeneadic

Questions

How do you pronounce aeneid?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈiː.ni.ɪd/.
What does aeneid mean?
A classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BCE (between 29 and 19 BCE), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans.
Where does aeneid come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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