Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

euryclea

/ˌjʊrəˈkli.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eu-ryclea
IPA
/ˌjʊrəˈkli.ə/
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The daughter of Ops, granddaughter of Peisenor, and wet-nurse of Odysseus.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Euryclēa, from Ancient Greek Εὐρύκλειᾰ (Eurúkleiă).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Εὐρύκλειᾰ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌjʊrəˈkli.ə/
  • British English: /ˌjʊərɪˈkliːə/

Inflected Forms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce euryclea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌjʊrəˈkli.ə/.
What does euryclea mean?
The daughter of Ops, granddaughter of Peisenor, and wet-nurse of Odysseus.
Where does euryclea come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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