Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

olynthus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: olyn-thus
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city in Chalcidice, modern Chalkidiki regional unit, Greece.

Etymology

From Latin Olynthus, from Ancient Greek Ὄλυνθος (Ólunthos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ὄλυνθος

Questions

What does olynthus mean?: An ancient city in Chalcidice, modern Chalkidiki regional unit, Greece.
Where does olynthus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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