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mithridates

/ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables
mithri-dates
IPA
/ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtiːz/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of mithridate

name

a male given name popularized in Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid Persia

name

a male given name popularized in Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid Persia

Etymology

From Latin Mithridātēs, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), from Old Persian *Miθradātah.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *Miθradātah

Derived Forms

mithridatism mithridatize mithridatization

Frequently Paired Words

Mehrdad Meredates Mihrdat Milad Mithra Mithradates Mithradatkirt Mithredath

Rhymes With

eighties euphrates lates nates achates penates optimates aegates

Questions

How do you pronounce mithridates?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtiːz/.
What does mithridates mean?
plural of mithridate
Where does mithridates come from?
It is traced to Old Persian.

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