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sisyphus

/ˈsɪsɪfəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables
sisy-phus
IPA
/ˈsɪsɪfəs/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σίσυφος (Sísuphos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Σίσυφος

Derived Forms

Sisyphean

Phrases

Sisyphus cooling Sisyphus effect

Frequently Paired Words

Glaucus

Questions

How do you pronounce sisyphus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɪsɪfəs/.
What does sisyphus mean?
Son of Aeolus and Enarete, and king of Ephyra, as tragic figure doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.
Where does sisyphus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce sisyphus

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