Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neoptolemus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
neop-tole-mus
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Son of Achilles

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Neoptolemus, from Ancient Greek Νεοπτόλεμος (Neoptólemos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Νεοπτόλεμος

Questions

What does neoptolemus mean?
Son of Achilles
Where does neoptolemus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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