Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hyrcanus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: hyr-canus
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name of historical usage, notably born by figures in Hasmonean Judaea

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hyrcānus, from Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνός (Hurkānós).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ὑρκᾱνός

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does hyrcanus mean?: A male given name of historical usage, notably born by figures in Hasmonean Judaea
Where does hyrcanus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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