Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kythira

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kythi-ra
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Greece in the south-east Ionian Sea at the opening to the Aegean Sea.

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek Κύθηρα (Kýthira).

Origin

Source language: Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Κύθηρα

Inflected Forms

Cythera (alternative) Kythera (alternative) Kithira (alternative)

Phrases

Kythira Strait

Frequently Paired Words

Antikythera Kythira Strait Cephalonia Corfu Ithaca Lefkada Paxos Zakynthos

Questions

What does kythira mean?: An island of Greece in the south-east Ionian Sea at the opening to the Aegean Sea.
Where does kythira come from?: It is traced to Greek.

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