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hyacinthus

/ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
hy-acinthus
IPA
/ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo. The flower hyacinth sprang from his blood.

Etymology

From Latin Hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos).

Inflected Forms

Hyacinth (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Hyacinthian

Questions

How do you pronounce hyacinthus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθəs/.
What does hyacinthus mean?
A Spartan youth loved and accidentally killed by Apollo. The flower hyacinth sprang from his blood.
Where does hyacinthus come from?
From Latin Hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek Ὑάκινθος (Huákinthos).

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