Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aratus

/əˈɹeɪtəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: ara-tus
IPA: /əˈɹeɪtəs/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A healer and a son of Asclepius and his lover, Aristodama, and the paternal halfbrother of Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea, Machaon, Podalirius, Telesphorus.

name

An ancient Greek didactic poet.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Arātus, from Ancient Greek Ἄρᾱτος (Árātos, literally “the one prayed for”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἄρᾱτος

Frequently Paired Words

Asclepius Aristodama Aceso Aglaea Hygieia Iaso Meditrina Panacea

Questions

How do you pronounce aratus?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹeɪtəs/.
What does aratus mean?: A healer and a son of Asclepius and his lover, Aristodama, and the paternal halfbrother of Aceso, Aglaea, Hygieia, Iaso, Meditrina, Panacea, Machaon, Podalirius, Telesphorus.
Where does aratus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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