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heraclitus

/ˌhɛɹ.əˈklaɪ.təs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables
her-a-cli-tus
IPA
/ˌhɛɹ.əˈklaɪ.təs/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos), notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher.

Etymology

From Latin Hēraclītus, from Ancient Greek Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ḱlew-, Hēraclītus, Ἡράκλειτος

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Heracleitus (alternative)

Derived Forms

Heraclitean

Questions

How do you pronounce heraclitus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɛɹ.əˈklaɪ.təs/.
What does heraclitus mean?
A transliteration of the Ancient Greek male given name Ἡράκλειτος (Hērákleitos), notably borne by Heraclitus of Ephesus, a pre-Socratic Ionian philosopher.
Where does heraclitus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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