Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samos

/ˈseɪ.mɒs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: samos
IPA: /ˈseɪ.mɒs/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island belonging to the Sporades and a city on it, in the Aegean.

name

A modern Greek prefecture in the eastern part of the Aegean that includes the island along with the islands of Icaria and Fourni.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάμος (Sámos).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Derived Forms

Samean Samian Samiot

Questions

How do you pronounce samos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈseɪ.mɒs/.
What does samos mean?: An island belonging to the Sporades and a city on it, in the Aegean.
Where does samos come from?: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάμος (Sámos).

How to pronounce samos

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