larissa
/ləˈɹɪsə/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A city in north-central Greece, the capital of Thessaly.
name
Any of several historical Greek towns, of ancient Greece or neighbouring areas.
name
A city in western Asia Minor, close to the ancient Greek city of Smyrna and to present-day Menemen, Turkey.
name
A female given name from Ancient Greek (after the mythological character and a 4th century Greek Orthodox martyr).
Example Sentences
- "Larissa, 107 miles from Salonica, is reached at 10.33, and there is a halt of 17 min. while vendors of oranges, cheese, meat on skewers, sweetmeats, and Turkish coffee do a brisk trade."
- "When Larissa Santos opened her front door and saw Rachel Bush for the first time, she was immediately flooded with emotions."
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λάρισσα (Lárissa).