Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polynices

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.43 in modern English

Syllables: polyn-ices
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia, and the older brother of Eteocles.

name

plural of Polynice

Etymology

Ancient Greek Πολυνείκης (Poluneíkēs)

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Πολυνείκης

Inflected Forms

Polyneices (alternative) Polyneikes (alternative)

Questions

What does polynices mean?: The son of Oedipus and either Jocasta or Euryganeia, and the older brother of Eteocles.
Where does polynices come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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