Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arginusae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: argi-nusae
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Three islands off the Dikili Peninsula on the coast of modern-day Turkey, famous as the site of the Battle of Arginusae during the Peloponnesian War.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀργινοῦσαι (Arginoûsai).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἀργινοῦσαι

Synonyms

Canaea

Questions

What does arginusae mean?: Three islands off the Dikili Peninsula on the coast of modern-day Turkey, famous as the site of the Battle of Arginusae during the Peloponnesian War.
Where does arginusae come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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