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philomela

/fˌɪləmˈilə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
philomela
IPA
/fˌɪləmˈilə/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly transformed into a bird by the gods.

name

The nightingale.

Literary

name

A female given name.

Etymology

From Latin Philomela, from Ancient Greek Φιλομήλη (Philomḗlē), from φίλος (phílos, “love”) + μῆλον (mêlon, “apple; fruit; sheep”), but folk-etymologized since at least Ovid's time as "lover of song".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Philomel (alternative, archaic)

Rhymes With

sheila tequila isla leila lila gila vila ila lela nila bila sheela

Questions

How do you pronounce philomela?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˌɪləmˈilə/.
What does philomela mean?
The sister of Procne who is raped and mutilated by her brother-in-law Tereus and supposedly transformed into a bird by the gods.
Where does philomela come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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