Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

graeae

/ˈɡɹiː.(j)i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: graeae
IPA: /ˈɡɹiː.(j)i/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Three sisters, old women with grey hair — Deino (or Dino), Enyo, and Pemphredo (or Pephredo) — who shared a single eye and a single tooth. They were daughters of the sea-deities Phorcys and Ceto.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γραῖαι (Graîai), from γραῖα (graîa, “old woman”), perhaps from γραῦς (graûs).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Γραῖαι

Inflected Forms

the Graeae (canonical, plural) Graiae (alternative) Graiai (alternative)

Synonyms

Grey Sisters Phorcides

Rhymes With

zoogloeae treey

Questions

How do you pronounce graeae?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹiː.(j)i/.
What does graeae mean?: Three sisters, old women with grey hair — Deino (or Dino), Enyo, and Pemphredo (or Pephredo) — who shared a single eye and a single tooth. They were daughters of the sea-deities Phorcys and Ceto.
Where does graeae come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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