Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pythia

/ˈpɪθiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: pythia
IPA: /ˈpɪθiə/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πυθία (Puthía), from Πυθώ (Puthṓ) + -ία (-ía).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Πυθία

Inflected Forms

Pythias (plural)

Rhymes With

forsythia

Questions

How do you pronounce pythia?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɪθiə/.
What does pythia mean?: A priestess of Pythian Apollo, the Oracle of Delphi
Where does pythia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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