Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

helike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: he-like
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient Greek city that was submerged by a tsunami in 373 BC.

name

A nymph who took care of Zeus in his infancy on Crete.

name

One of the moons of Jupiter.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē).

Questions

What does helike mean?: An ancient Greek city that was submerged by a tsunami in 373 BC.
Where does helike come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἑλίκη (Helíkē).

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