Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zakynthos

/ˈzɑkɪnθɔs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: za-kyn-thos
IPA: /ˈzɑkɪnθɔs/

28

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An island of Greece, on the Ionian Sea; the third-largest Ionian island.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ζάκυνθος (Zákunthos). Doublet of Zante.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ζάκυνθος

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈzɑkɪnθɔs/
British English: /ˈzakɪnθɒs/

Inflected Forms

Zakinthos (alternative) Zacynthus (alternative)

Derived Forms

Zakynthiot

Frequently Paired Words

Zantiot

Synonyms

Zante

Questions

How do you pronounce zakynthos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈzɑkɪnθɔs/.
What does zakynthos mean?: An island of Greece, on the Ionian Sea; the third-largest Ionian island.
Where does zakynthos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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