Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ogdoad

/ˈɒɡ.dəʊ.æd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: og-doad
IPA: /ˈɒɡ.dəʊ.æd/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thing made up of eight parts.

name

The group of eight primordial deities worshipped at Hermopolis in Ancient Egyptian times: Naunet and Nu, Amaunet and Amun, Kauket and Kuk, and Hauhet and Huh.

Example Sentences

"Probably these, as in the other systems, made the second Ogdoad; and these, with other astral influence, borrowed from the Tsabaism of the region, the twelve signs of the zodiac, and the thirty-six Decani"

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀγδοάς (ogdoás, “eight, a group of eight”). By surface analysis, ogdo- + -ad.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ὀγδοάς

Inflected Forms

ogdoads (plural)

Synonyms

octet ogdoas eight 8 viii eighter eighter from decatur octad octonary

Questions

How do you pronounce ogdoad?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɒɡ.dəʊ.æd/.
What does ogdoad mean?: A thing made up of eight parts.
Where does ogdoad come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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