Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marpesia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: marpe-sia
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The queen of the Amazons, who ruled with her sister Lampedo, and helped to establish the Greek city of Ephesus.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μαρπησία (Marpēsía, literally “snatcher”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Μαρπησία

Questions

What does marpesia mean?: The queen of the Amazons, who ruled with her sister Lampedo, and helped to establish the Greek city of Ephesus.
Where does marpesia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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