Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lekythos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: lekythos
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λήκυθος (lḗkuthos).

Inflected Forms

lekythoi (plural) lekythoses (plural) lecythus (alternative) lekythus (alternative)

Questions

What does lekythos mean?: A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
Where does lekythos come from?: From Ancient Greek λήκυθος (lḗkuthos).

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