Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phaistos

/ˈfɛstɒs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: phais-tos
IPA: /ˈfɛstɒs/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient city in southern Crete prefecture, in modern Greece.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Φαιστός (Phaistós).

Inflected Forms

Phaestum (alternative) Phæstum (alternative)

Derived Forms

Phaistian

Questions

How do you pronounce phaistos?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɛstɒs/.
What does phaistos mean?: An ancient city in southern Crete prefecture, in modern Greece.
Where does phaistos come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Φαιστός (Phaistós).

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