Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deianira

/ˌdi.əˈnaɪ̯.ɹə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: Dei-a-ni-ra
IPA: /ˌdi.əˈnaɪ̯.ɹə/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The third wife of Heracles.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Dēianīra, borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῃᾰ́νειρα (Dēiắneira, literally “hostile to her husband”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌdi.əˈnaɪ̯.ɹə/
British English: /ˌdiː.əˈnaɪ̯.ɹə/

Inflected Forms

Deïanira (alternative) Deianeira (alternative)

Rhymes With

ira myra lira lyra palmyra elmira kyra sapphira

Questions

How do you pronounce deianira?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdi.əˈnaɪ̯.ɹə/.
What does deianira mean?: The third wife of Heracles.
Where does deianira come from?: Learned borrowing from Latin Dēianīra, borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῃᾰ́νειρα (Dēiắneira, literally “hostile to her husband”).

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