Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lemnos

/ˈlɛmnɑs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: lem-nos
IPA: /ˈlɛmnɑs/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.

name

A town in the City of Greater Shepparton, north eastern Victoria, Australia.

Etymology

From Greek Λήμνος (Límnos) and Ancient Greek Λῆμνος (Lêmnos).

Origin

Source language: Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Λήμνος, Λῆμνος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlɛmnɑs/
British English: /ˈlɛmnɒs/

Inflected Forms

Limnos (alternative)

Derived Forms

Lemniot

Questions

How do you pronounce lemnos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛmnɑs/.
What does lemnos mean?: An island in northeastern Greece located in the Aegean Sea.
Where does lemnos come from?: It is traced to Greek.

How to pronounce lemnos

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