Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deucalion

/d͡ʒuːˈkeɪlɪən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: deu-calion
IPA: /d͡ʒuːˈkeɪlɪən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The son of Prometheus, husband of Pyrrha. Both survived a deluge sent by Zeus to punish the human race.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Δευκαλίων (Deukalíōn).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Δευκαλίων

Questions

How do you pronounce deucalion?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒuːˈkeɪlɪən/.
What does deucalion mean?: The son of Prometheus, husband of Pyrrha. Both survived a deluge sent by Zeus to punish the human race.
Where does deucalion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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