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moirae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
moirae
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Μοῖραι (Moîrai, “Moirae”), from μοῖρᾰ (moîră, “lot, destiny”).

Inflected Forms

the Moirae (canonical, plural) Mœræ (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Fates Moira

Synonyms

moirai

Questions

What does moirae mean?
The Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, the goddesses, who controlled every person's destiny by weaving the thread of life.
Where does moirae come from?
From Ancient Greek Μοῖραι (Moîrai, “Moirae”), from μοῖρᾰ (moîră, “lot, destiny”).

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