Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hippocrene

/ˌhɪpəˈkɹiːni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: hip-pocre-ne
IPA: /ˌhɪpəˈkɹiːni/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A fountain on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses and formed by the hooves of Pegasus, the waters of which were supposed to give poetic inspiration when imbibed.

Example Sentences

"O for a beaker full of the warm South, / Full of the true, the blushful Hippocrene, / With beaded bubbles winking at the brim, / And purple-stained mouth; […]"
"Maddening draughts of Hippocrene."

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἱπποκρήνη (Hippokrḗnē, literally “horse spring”)

Derived Forms

Hippocrenean Hippocrenian

Questions

How do you pronounce hippocrene?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɪpəˈkɹiːni/.
What does hippocrene mean?: A fountain on Mount Helicon, sacred to the Muses and formed by the hooves of Pegasus, the waters of which were supposed to give poetic inspiration when imbibed.
Where does hippocrene come from?: Ancient Greek Ἱπποκρήνη (Hippokrḗnē, literally “horse spring”)

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