Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pelion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: pe-lion
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A mountain in Thessaly, northern Greece, forming a peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πήλῐον (Pḗlĭon).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Πήλῐον

Derived Forms

Pelionic

Phrases

pile Pelion on Ossa

Questions

What does pelion mean?: A mountain in Thessaly, northern Greece, forming a peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea.
Where does pelion come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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