Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

byblis

/ˈbɪblɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: by-b-lis
IPA: /ˈbɪblɪs/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A daughter of Miletus who fell in love with Caunus, her twin brother.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βυβλίς (Bublís).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Βυβλίς

Inflected Forms

Bublis (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce byblis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪblɪs/.
What does byblis mean?: A daughter of Miletus who fell in love with Caunus, her twin brother.
Where does byblis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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