Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phylax

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: phy-lax
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A guard in Ancient Greece

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φύλαξ (phúlax, “watcher, guard, sentinel, guardian, keeper, protector”).

Inflected Forms

phylakes (plural)

Derived Forms

spermatophylax

Questions

What does phylax mean?: A guard in Ancient Greece
Where does phylax come from?: From Ancient Greek φύλαξ (phúlax, “watcher, guard, sentinel, guardian, keeper, protector”).

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