Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iliad

/ˈɪliˌæd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.91 in modern English

Syllables: il-i-ad
IPA: /ˈɪliˌæd/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Ancient Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer, which depicts events near the end of the Trojan War.

noun

A specific version, edition, translation, or copy of the above-mentioned Homeric text.

noun

Any long tragic story.

Example Sentences

"Coordinate term: Odyssey"
"[As they] listened to the tale he unfolded, some glow of pity must have possessed them; for it was an Iliad of herculean struggle against absolute disaster, ending with the bitter news of his grandfather's death."

Etymology

From Latin Iliadis, genitive of Ilias, from Ancient Greek Ἰλιάς (Iliás), the poem about Ἴλιον (Ílion, an alternative name for Troy). By surface analysis, Ili- + -ad.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Iliadis, Ἰλιάς

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɪliˌæd/

Inflected Forms

the Iliad (canonical) The Iliad (alternative) Iliads (plural)

Derived Forms

Iliadic

Frequently Paired Words

Ilium

Questions

How do you pronounce iliad?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪliˌæd/.
What does iliad mean?: An Ancient Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer, which depicts events near the end of the Trojan War.
Where does iliad come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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