Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hypsipyle

/hɪpˈsɪpɪliː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hyp-sipyle
IPA: /hɪpˈsɪpɪliː/

22

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The daughter of Thoas and Myrina, queen of Lemnos at the time of the curse by Aphrodite, the island’s subsequent androcide, and the Argonauts’ two-year sojourn on the island, during which time she bore Jason twin sons.

Etymology

From Latin Hypsipylē and its etymon, the Ancient Greek Ῠ̔ψῐπῠ́λη (Hŭpsĭpŭ́lē).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Hypsipylē

Questions

How do you pronounce hypsipyle?: The recorded pronunciation is /hɪpˈsɪpɪliː/.
What does hypsipyle mean?: The daughter of Thoas and Myrina, queen of Lemnos at the time of the curse by Aphrodite, the island’s subsequent androcide, and the Argonauts’ two-year sojourn on the island, during which time she bore Jason twin sons.
Where does hypsipyle come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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