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procne

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
proc-ne
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The daughter of king Pandion of Athens, in Greek mythology, who got revenge on her husband Tereus for raping her sister Philomela by feeding him his own son, and was later transformed into a bird by the gods.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πρόκνη (Próknē).

Derived Forms

Procnean Progne Ptyonoprogne Psalidoprocne

Questions

What does procne mean?
The daughter of king Pandion of Athens, in Greek mythology, who got revenge on her husband Tereus for raping her sister Philomela by feeding him his own son, and was later transformed into a bird by the gods.
Where does procne come from?
From Ancient Greek Πρόκνη (Próknē).

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