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erebus

/ˈɛɹəbəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.49 in modern English

Syllables
ere-bus
IPA
/ˈɛɹəbəs/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos.

name

The dark and gloomy cavern between the earth and Hades; the underworld.

name

Ellipsis of Mount Erebus, a volcano in Antarctica, named after HMS Erebus.

Example Sentences

  • "Nay, were he Deul, as he is no man, Yet in reuenge of faire Zenocrate, UUhome he detayneth in deſpight of vs, This arme ſhould ſend him downe to Erebus, To ſhroud his ſhame in darkneſſe of the night."

Etymology

From Latin Erebus, from Ancient Greek Ἔρεβος (Érebos). Doublet of rajas. [Alt: Mount Erebus]

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Erebus, Ἔρεβος

Inflected Forms

Erebos (alternative)

Homonyms

erebos

Questions

How do you pronounce erebus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɹəbəs/.
What does erebus mean?
One of the Greek primordial deities who was the personification of darkness and shadow, brother-husband of Nyx and son of Chaos.
Where does erebus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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