Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parmenides

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables: par-menides
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, in southern Italy. Founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Παρμενίδης (Parmenídēs).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Παρμενίδης

Frequently Paired Words

Parmenidean

Questions

What does parmenides mean?: An Ancient Greek philosopher born in Elea, in southern Italy. Founder of the Eleatic school of philosophy.
Where does parmenides come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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