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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

itys

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
itys
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A minor mythological character, the son of Tereus, a king of Thrace, by his Athenian wife Procne. He was murdered by his mother and eaten by his father, as part of a revenge plan against Tereus for assaulting and raping Philomela, Procne's sister.

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἴτυς (Ítus)

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does itys mean?
A minor mythological character, the son of Tereus, a king of Thrace, by his Athenian wife Procne. He was murdered by his mother and eaten by his father, as part of a revenge plan against Tereus for assaulting and raping Philomela, Procne's sister.
Where does itys come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce itys

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