Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erinys

/ɪˈɹɪnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.06 in modern English

Syllables: erinys
IPA: /ɪˈɹɪnɪs/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the female personifications of vengeance, particularly wrong or immoral deeds on behalf of the victims.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐρῑνῡ́ς (Erīnū́s). Possibly "the angry spirits" from ὀρῑ́νω (orī́nō, “to raise, stir, excite [towards anger]”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἐρῑνῡ́ς

Inflected Forms

Erinyes (plural) Erinnys (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Fury

Questions

How do you pronounce erinys?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈɹɪnɪs/.
What does erinys mean?: One of the female personifications of vengeance, particularly wrong or immoral deeds on behalf of the victims.
Where does erinys come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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