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ganymede

/ˈɡænɪmiːd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables
ganymede
IPA
/ˈɡænɪmiːd/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer.

name

A moon of Jupiter.

noun

A servant boy or young waiter, particularly one who serves liquor.

noun

A boy kept for pederastic purposes; a catamite.

Etymology

From French Ganymède, from Latin Ganymēdēs, from Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs, “meant to please”), from γάνυμαι (gánumai, “to rejoice, to be glad”) + μήδεα (mḗdea, “thought, intention”). Doublet of catamite.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ganymède, Ganymēdēs, Γανυμήδης

Inflected Forms

Ganymedes (plural)

Derived Forms

Ganymedean

Questions

How do you pronounce ganymede?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡænɪmiːd/.
What does ganymede mean?
A Trojan boy who was abducted (either by Zeus or Eos), and ultimately became immortal in order to be Zeus' cupbearer.
Where does ganymede come from?
It is traced to French.

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