Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

atropos

/ˈætɹəpɒs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: at-ro-pos
IPA: /ˈætɹəpɒs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the three Fates, or Moirae; a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the cutter of the thread of life, depicted as an old woman. Her Roman counterpart is Morta.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄτροπος (Átropos, “inflexible, not turning”), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, “not”) + -τροπος (-tropos, “turned”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἄτροπος

Frequently Paired Words

Clotho Lachesis

Questions

How do you pronounce atropos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈætɹəpɒs/.
What does atropos mean?: One of the three Fates, or Moirae; a daughter of Zeus and Themis; the cutter of the thread of life, depicted as an old woman. Her Roman counterpart is Morta.
Where does atropos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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