Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypaethral

/hɪˈpiːθɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hy-paethral
IPA: /hɪˈpiːθɹəl/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Open-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky.

noun

An ancient Greek temple that is uncovered and exposed to the sky.

Example Sentences

"There was a dignity in their hypaethral presence kin to summer’s first morning of taurine light in the pepper trees of Uruguay."

Etymology

From Latin hypaethrus, from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros), from ὑπό (hupó) + αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air, ether”).

Inflected Forms

hypæthral (alternative) hypethral (alternative) hypaethrals (plural)

Synonyms

hypethral

Questions

How do you pronounce hypaethral?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɪˈpiːθɹəl/.
What does hypaethral mean?: Open-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky.
Where does hypaethral come from?: From Latin hypaethrus, from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros), from ὑπό (hupó) + αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “air, ether”).

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