Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kyrios

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables: kyrios
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The male head of a household in Ancient Greece.

noun

A lord or master; God or Christ.

Etymology

Ancient Greek κύριος (kúrios)

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: κύριος

Inflected Forms

kyrioi (plural) kurios (alternative)

Questions

What does kyrios mean?: The male head of a household in Ancient Greece.
Where does kyrios come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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