Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

batrachomyomachy

/ˌbæ.tɹə.koʊ.maɪˈɑ.mə.ki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ba-tra-chomy-omachy
IPA: /ˌbæ.tɹə.koʊ.maɪˈɑ.mə.ki/

38

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A petty quarrel.

Example Sentences

""And all 'prentice-boys, The bold lads shall fight first, with good quarterstaves, in Bideford Market, till all heads are broken; and the head which is not broken, let the back belong to it pay the penalty of the noble member's cowardice. After which grand tournament, to which that of Tottenham shall be but a flea-bite and a batrachomyomachy——""
"Between these two kinds there rages a natural warfare as worthy of a burlesque poet as any batrachomyomachy that ever was fought out. It is no bad sport to watch through a magnifying glass the reciprocal attack and defence of their little lines of battle and posts of vantage."
"Among mammals, stoats and weasels have been mentioned as likely allies, in this batrachomyomachy where the frogs are men, but the alliance, certainly in the case of stoats, would prove dangerous."

Etymology

From Batrachomyomachia (Ancient Greek βάτραχος, frog, μῦς, mouse, and μάχη, battle), a comic epic parodying the Iliad in which a diving frog accidentally drowns a mouse riding on his back, prompting a war between the species.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌbæ.tɹə.koʊ.maɪˈɑ.mə.ki/

Inflected Forms

batrachomyomachies (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

batrachomyomachian batrachomyomachize

Questions

How do you pronounce batrachomyomachy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌbæ.tɹə.koʊ.maɪˈɑ.mə.ki/.
What does batrachomyomachy mean?: A petty quarrel.
Where does batrachomyomachy come from?: From Batrachomyomachia (Ancient Greek βάτραχος, frog, μῦς, mouse, and μάχη, battle), a comic epic parodying the Iliad in which a diving frog accidentally drowns a mouse riding on his back, prompting a war between the species.

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