Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aegipan

/ˈiːdʒɪpan/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aegi-pan
IPA: /ˈiːdʒɪpan/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.

name

A mythological being, possibly identical with Pan.

Example Sentences

"there were passages in Pomponius Mela, about the old African Satyrs and Oegipans, over which Usher would sit dreaming for hours."
""No," Shin said, "I don't think that folk who were warned that you were arriving on an ogre would be terrified to learn that an aegipan was part of the group also. Though I'm flattered that you'd consider such a possibility.""

Etymology

From Latin Aegipān, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek Αἰγίπαν (Aigípan), from αἴξ (aíx, “goat”) + Πάν (Pán, “Pan”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Αἰγίπαν

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈiːdʒɪpan/

Inflected Forms

aegipans (plural) aegipanes (plural) oegipan (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce aegipan?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈiːdʒɪpan/.
What does aegipan mean?: A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.
Where does aegipan come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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