Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

didymos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: didy-mos
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The small binary Near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos. Its tiny moon is Dimorphos

noun

Alternative form of didymus.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δίδυμος (dídumos) Literally, “twin”, named for being a double asteroid.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: δίδυμος

Inflected Forms

didymoi (plural)

Synonyms

1996 GT 65803 Didymos

Questions

What does didymos mean?: The small binary Near-Earth asteroid (65803) Didymos. Its tiny moon is Dimorphos
Where does didymos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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