Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

euterpe

/juˈtɝpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: eu-terpe
IPA: /juˈtɝpi/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Muse of music and lyric poetry.

name

27 Euterpe, a main belt asteroid.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-) Ancient Greek τέρπω (térpō) Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη (Eutérpē)bor. English Euterpe Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη (Eutérpē).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /juˈtɝpi/
British English: /juːˈtɜːpi/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Derived Forms

Euterpean

Synonyms

27 Euterpe ㉗

Questions

How do you pronounce euterpe?: The recorded pronunciation is /juˈtɝpi/.
What does euterpe mean?: The Muse of music and lyric poetry.
Where does euterpe come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁wes- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *h₁wésus? Proto-Indo-European *h₁es-? Proto-Indo-European *h₁su- Proto-Hellenic *ehu- Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs) Ancient Greek εὖ (eû) Ancient Greek εὐ- (eu-) Ancient Greek τέρπω (térpō) Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη (Eutérpē)bor. English Euterpe Borrowed from Ancient Greek Εὐτέρπη (Eutérpē).

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