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euripus

/jəˈɹaɪpəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eu-ri-pus
IPA
/jəˈɹaɪpəs/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strait; a narrow tract of water, where the tide or a current flows and reflows with violence, like the ancient firth of this name between Euboea and Boeotia.

noun

A flux and reflux.

name

Short for Euripus Strait.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin eurīpus, from Ancient Greek εὔριπος (eúripos); from εὖ (eû, “well”) + ῥιπή (rhipḗ, “rushing motion”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: eurīpus, εὔριπος

Inflected Forms

euripuses (plural) euripi (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce euripus?
The recorded pronunciation is /jəˈɹaɪpəs/.
What does euripus mean?
A strait; a narrow tract of water, where the tide or a current flows and reflows with violence, like the ancient firth of this name between Euboea and Boeotia.
Where does euripus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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