Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phineus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: phineus
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Name of several characters in Greek mythology:

name

Name of several characters in Greek mythology:

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Phineus, from Ancient Greek Φινεύς (Phineús).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Φινεύς

Questions

What does phineus mean?: Name of several characters in Greek mythology:
Where does phineus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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