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osiris

/oʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
Osi-ris
IPA
/oʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.

name

An exoplanet in the Pegasus constellation, HD 209458 b.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Osīris, derived from Ancient Greek Ὄσῑρῐς (Ósīrĭs), derived from Egyptian wsjr.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ὄσῑρῐς, wsjr

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /oʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/
  • British English: /əʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/

Derived Forms

Osirian Osiric Osirified Osirify Osirism

Questions

How do you pronounce osiris?
The recorded pronunciation is /oʊˈsaɪ.ɹɪs/.
What does osiris mean?
The Egyptian god of the dead and of the underworld.
Where does osiris come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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