Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

samothraki

/ˈsæmoʊˌθrækiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
samoth-ra-ki
IPA
/ˈsæmoʊˌθrækiː/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Samothrace, an island of Greece.

name

A village on the island in Greece.

Etymology

From Greek Σαμοθράκη (Samothráki), from Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrāíkē, “Samian Thrace”), from Σᾰ́μος (Sắmos, “Samos”) + Θρᾴκη (Thrāíkē, “Thrace”), from the island's early Greek colonizers and the general ancient territory in which it lay.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Σαμοθράκη, Σαμοθρᾴκη

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce samothraki?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsæmoʊˌθrækiː/.
What does samothraki mean?
Synonym of Samothrace, an island of Greece.
Where does samothraki come from?
It is traced to Greek.

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