Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kantharos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kan-tharos
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of cantharus (“ancient drinking-cup”).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κάνθαρος

Inflected Forms

kantharoi (plural)

Questions

What does kantharos mean?: Alternative form of cantharus (“ancient drinking-cup”).
Where does kantharos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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