Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sothis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.32 in modern English

Syllables: soth-is
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A star given great significance by the Ancient Egyptians, believed to be Sirius by modern scholars.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σῶθῐς (Sôthĭs).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Σῶθῐς

Derived Forms

Sothiac Sothic

Questions

What does sothis mean?: A star given great significance by the Ancient Egyptians, believed to be Sirius by modern scholars.
Where does sothis come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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