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belenus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-lenus
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Celtic sun god.

Etymology

Of Celtic origin, from Gaulish Belenos, Belinos, often interpreted to be from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-, a root of multiple meanings such as "bright, shining," "to swell," and "henbane." More at Belenus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Belenos, *bʰel-

Questions

What does belenus mean?
The Celtic sun god.
Where does belenus come from?
It is traced to Proto-Indo-European.

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