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arsinoe

/ɑɹˈsɪnoʊ.eɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.63 in modern English

Syllables
ar-si-noe
IPA
/ɑɹˈsɪnoʊ.eɪ/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name of historical usage, notably borne by several queens consort of Egypt.

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An ancient port city in Egypt, at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez, on the Red Sea.

name

former name of Crocodilopolis, Fayum (a city in Egypt)

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An ancient city in Cyrenaica in modern northeastern Libya; modern Tocra.

name

An ancient city in northwestern Cyprus, formerly Marion.

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An ancient city in southwestern Cyprus.

Etymology

From Latin Arsinoē, itself from Ancient Greek Ἀρσινόη (Arsinóē), the female form of Ἀρσίνοος (Arsínoos), from ἄρσις (ársis, “elevation”) + νόος (nóos, “mind”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Arsinoē, Ἀρσινόη

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑɹˈsɪnoʊ.eɪ/
  • British English: /ɑːˈsɪnəʊ.eɪ/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Arsinoë (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce arsinoe?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑɹˈsɪnoʊ.eɪ/.
What does arsinoe mean?
A female given name of historical usage, notably borne by several queens consort of Egypt.
Where does arsinoe come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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