Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demetrius

/dəˈmiː.tɹi.əs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
demetrius
IPA
/dəˈmiː.tɹi.əs/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δημήτριος (Dēmḗtrios, literally “belonging to Δημήτηρ (Dēmḗtēr), the earth goddess”); from Δή (Dḗ), an early form of γῆ (gê, “earth”) + μήτηρ (mḗtēr, “mother”). Doublet of Dimitris and Dmitry.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Δημήτριος

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dəˈmiː.tɹi.əs/

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Questions

How do you pronounce demetrius?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəˈmiː.tɹi.əs/.
What does demetrius mean?
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Where does demetrius come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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