Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orestes

/ɒˈɹɛstiːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
orestes
IPA
/ɒˈɹɛstiːz/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother, avenging his father's death, and was then pursued by the Furies.

name

A region of Macedonia.

name

A town in Indiana.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀρέστης (Oréstēs).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ὀρέστης

Rhymes With

estes

Questions

How do you pronounce orestes?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɒˈɹɛstiːz/.
What does orestes mean?
The son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who killed his mother, avenging his father's death, and was then pursued by the Furies.
Where does orestes come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce orestes

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