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ogygia

/əʊˈdʒɪdʒiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
ogy-gia
IPA
/əʊˈdʒɪdʒiə/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The island home of the nymph Calypso, where she entertained Odysseus for seven years.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὠγυγία (Ōgugía).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ὠγυγία

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /əʊˈdʒɪdʒiə/

Questions

How do you pronounce ogygia?
The recorded pronunciation is /əʊˈdʒɪdʒiə/.
What does ogygia mean?
The island home of the nymph Calypso, where she entertained Odysseus for seven years.
Where does ogygia come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce ogygia

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