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odysseus

/əˈdɪsjuːs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
odysseus
IPA
/əˈdɪsjuːs/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

name

The son of Laertes and Anticlea and father of Telemachus. A Greek leader during the Trojan War, he was responsible for the Trojan horse. He was also king of Ithaca, hero of the Iliad, and protagonist of the Odyssey.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Ulysses.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ὀδυσσεύς

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Frequently Paired Words

Odyssey Ulysses

Rhymes With

dionysius

Questions

How do you pronounce odysseus?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈdɪsjuːs/.
What does odysseus mean?
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Where does odysseus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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