apophis
/ˈæpəfəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.91 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.
Example Sentences
- "The spacecraft’s navigators have worked out a trajectory that would take it to the asteroid Apophis in April 2029, just after that object, a bit smaller than Bennu, zips within an uncomfortably close but still safe 20,000 miles from Earth."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄποφις (Ápophis), a borrowing from Egyptian ꜥꜣpp altered after ὄφις (óphis, “snake”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Ἄποφις, ꜥꜣpp
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæpəfəs/
- British English: /ˈæpəfɪs/
Inflected Forms
Apopis (alternative)
Derived Forms
Frequently Paired Words
Aphophis