Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parthenope

/pɑːrˈθɛnəpi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: parthenope
IPA: /pɑːrˈθɛnəpi/

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the sirens, daughter of the god Achelous and the Muse Terpsichore.

name

Former name of Naples: a port city in southwestern Italy.

name

11 Parthenope, a main belt asteroid.

Example Sentences

"Neapolis, Naples, was situated on the W. slope of Mt. Vesuvius and on the banks of the small stream Sebethus. It was founded by the Greeks of Cumae, and was named Neapolis, "New City," in contradistinction to Palaepolis, "Old City," which had been previously established, probably on the hill of Pausilypus. The name of Parthenope appears to have originally belonged to Palaepolis, but was subsequently transferred to Neapolis."

Etymology

From Latin Parthenopē, from Ancient Greek Παρθενόπη (Parthenópē, from παρθένος (parthénos, “virgin, virginal”) + ὄψ (óps, “voice”)).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Parthenopē, Παρθενόπη

Derived Forms

Parthenopean

Synonyms

11 Parthenope mul:𜻄 mul:🝺

Questions

How do you pronounce parthenope?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɑːrˈθɛnəpi/.
What does parthenope mean?: One of the sirens, daughter of the god Achelous and the Muse Terpsichore.
Where does parthenope come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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