Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elymus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: ely-mus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mythical prince, ancestor of the Elymians

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Elymus, from Ancient Greek Ἔλυμος (Élumos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἔλυμος

Derived Forms

Elymian

Questions

What does elymus mean?: A mythical prince, ancestor of the Elymians
Where does elymus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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