Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gordias

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gor-dias
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia, the best-known of which was reputedly the founder of the Phrygian capital city Gordium, the maker of the legendary Gordian knot, and the father of the legendary king Midas.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Gordiās, from Ancient Greek Γορδίας (Gordías).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Gordiās

Inflected Forms

Gordius (alternative)

Questions

What does gordias mean?: The name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia, the best-known of which was reputedly the founder of the Phrygian capital city Gordium, the maker of the legendary Gordian knot, and the father of the legendary king Midas.
Where does gordias come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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