Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oedipus

/ˈɛdɪpəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: oedi-pus
IPA: /ˈɛdɪpəs/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.

Etymology

From the Latin Oedipus, from the Ancient Greek Οἰδίπους (Oidípous, “swollen foot”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Oedipus, Οἰδίπους

Inflected Forms

Œdipus (alternative, archaic) Edipus (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Oedipal

Phrases

Oedipus complex

Questions

How do you pronounce oedipus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛdɪpəs/.
What does oedipus mean?: A son of Laius and Jocasta, who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother.
Where does oedipus come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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