Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hermes

/ˈhɝmiːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: her-mes
IPA: /ˈhɝmiːz/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.

name

The Egyptian Thoth, identified with the Greek Hermes.

name

The planet Mercury when observed as an evening star.

noun

A head or bust on a square base, often double-faced.

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἑρμῆς (Hermês), itself of disputed meaning and origin, possibly of non-Indo-European substrate origin or from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to bind, put together”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἑρμῆς, *ser-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhɝmiːz/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

Hermae (plural)

Derived Forms

Hermesian

Frequently Paired Words

Mercury Hermia Hermione

Synonyms

Mercury

Antonyms

Apollo

Rhymes With

alkermes

Questions

How do you pronounce hermes?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɝmiːz/.
What does hermes mean?: The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
Where does hermes come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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