Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cadmus

/ˈkædməs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: cad-mus
IPA: /ˈkædməs/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet.

name

An unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States.

name

Etymology

Via Latin Cadmus, from Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).

Inflected Forms

Kadmos (alternative) Cadmuses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cadmus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkædməs/.
What does cadmus mean?: A Phoenician prince, son of king Agenor of Tyre. Was sent by his royal parents to seek and return his sister Europa after being abducted from Phoenicia by Zeus. Credited with founding Greek city of Thebes and inventing Greek alphabet.
Where does cadmus come from?: Via Latin Cadmus, from Ancient Greek Κάδμος (Kádmos).

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