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pandora

/ˌpænˈdɔɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables
pan-do-ra
IPA
/ˌpænˈdɔɹə/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.

name

A moon of the planet Saturn.

name

55 Pandora, a main belt asteroid.

noun

Any fish of the genus Pagellus.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom Proto-Hellenic *dṓron Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek Πανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā)bor. English Pandora Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā, “all gifts”).

Inflected Forms

pandoras (plural)

Phrases

Pandora's box

Synonyms

porgy

Rhymes With

laura aurora flora aura nora torah dora cora ora bora mora fedora

Questions

How do you pronounce pandora?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpænˈdɔɹə/.
What does pandora mean?
The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.
Where does pandora come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-) Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *dóh₃r̥ Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *déh₃rom Proto-Hellenic *dṓron Ancient Greek δῶρον (dôron) Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek Πανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā)bor. English Pandora Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πανδώρᾱ (Pandṓrā, “all gifts”).

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