Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oizys

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oizys
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The (female) personification of pain and distress; said by Hesiod is his Theogony to be the offspring of Nyx (Night) and produced without the assistance of a father; identified with the Roman Miseria (Misery).

Example Sentences

"1987, Richard S. Caldwell (translator), Hesiod, Theogony, Hackett Publishing Company (Focus), page 40, Next Momos and painful Oizys were born to the dark goddess Nyx, though she lay with no one,"

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀϊζύς (Oïzús).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ὀϊζύς

Inflected Forms

Oezys (alternative)

Questions

What does oizys mean?: The (female) personification of pain and distress; said by Hesiod is his Theogony to be the offspring of Nyx (Night) and produced without the assistance of a father; identified with the Roman Miseria (Misery).
Where does oizys come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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