perseid
/ˈpɝ.si.ɪd/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A descendant of Perseus.
name
An epithet of Alcmene (grand-daughter of Perseus).
name
An episode of Ovid's Metamorphoses devoted to Perseus.
noun
Any of the meteors in a meteor shower that appears to come from the constellation Perseus.
Example Sentences
- "Thus the Family of Pelops got the poſſeſſion of two Kingdoms, and became ſuperior in Wealth and Power to the Perſeids their Rivals."
- "[…] the Perseids, who reigned at Mycenæ […]"
- "[…] Heracles, who traces his lineage back to the two great families in the Argolid, the Perseids and the Pelopids […]"
- "The deſcendants and partiſans of the great Hercules, the moſt illuſtrious hero of the Perſeid line, were diveſted of their poſſeſſions, and driven into baniſhment."
- "[…] the Perseid line […]"
- "We here reach the commencement of the Perseid dynasty of Mykênæ."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Perseidēs m, from Ancient Greek Περσείδης m (Perseídēs), from Περσεύς (Perseús) + -ίδης (-ídēs). By surface analysis, Perseus + -id.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Περσείδης, Περσηΐς
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɝ.si.ɪd/
- British English: /ˈpɜː.sɪ.ɪd/
Inflected Forms
Perseids (plural)
Perseidae (plural)
Perseide (alternative, archaic)
Perseïde (alternative, archaic)
Perseides (plural)