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achaemenes

/əˈkɛməniːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
achaemenes
IPA
/əˈkɛməniːz/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The founder of the Achaemenid dynasty.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Achaemenes, from Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (Haxāmaniš). Doublet of Hakhamanish and Hakhamanesh.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ἀχαιμένης, 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁

Inflected Forms

Achæmenes (alternative, archaic)

Derived Forms

Achaemenean Achaemenian

Frequently Paired Words

Achaemenid Hakhamanishi Hakhamaneshi

Synonyms

Hakhamanish Hakhamanesh

Questions

How do you pronounce achaemenes?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkɛməniːz/.
What does achaemenes mean?
The founder of the Achaemenid dynasty.
Where does achaemenes come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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