Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taenarum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tae-narum
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town of southern ancient Greece near present-day Tainaron.

name

Cape Matapan, the southern tip of the Mani Peninsula, Peloponnesus, where the town was located.

Example Sentences

"Armies could still be raised, however, without any diplomatic preliminaries, and it may have been that there were certain places which became known as fixed rallying-points for soldiers in want of employment. One such place was certainly Taenarum, for some years in the fourth century.^([BCE])"
"2022, Tristan Hughes, The Perdiccas Years, 323–320 BC, Pen and Sword Military, unnumbered page, By the spring of 323 a sizable force of mercenaries and a large amount of wealth were at Taenarum, in no small part thanks to Leosthenes' logistical efforts."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ταίναρον (Taínaron) (the Temple of Poseidon, around which the town was built), from Ταίναρος (Taínaros) (name of the temple's legendary founder).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ταίναρον

Phrases

Tainarian evil Taenaran gateway

Frequently Paired Words

Tainarian Taenaran Tainarian evil Taenaran gateway

Synonyms

Tainaron Tainaros Taenarus Tenarum Tenarus Cape Taenarum Cape Tainaron Cape Tenaro

Questions

What does taenarum mean?: A town of southern ancient Greece near present-day Tainaron.
Where does taenarum come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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