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eumolpid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eu-molpid
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece

noun

Any beetle in the chrysomelid subfamily Eumolpinae.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Εὐμολπίδης (Eumolpídēs), said to be after an ancestor named Εὔμολπος (Eúmolpos), though perhaps instead from εὔμολπος (eúmolpos, “sweetly singing”) from εὐ- (eu-, “good, well”) + μέλπω (mélpō, “celebrate with song and dance”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Εὐμολπίδης

Inflected Forms

eumolpids (plural) eumolpidae (plural)

Questions

What does eumolpid mean?
a member of the hereditary priesthood of the Eleusinian Mysteries in Ancient Greece
Where does eumolpid come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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