Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tanis

/ˈteɪnɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: ta-nis
IPA: /ˈteɪnɪs/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical city in Egypt, situated on the delta of the Nile.

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Example Sentences

"The Ark. If it is there, at Tanis, then it is something that man was not meant to disturb. Death has always surrounded it. It is not of this earth."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Tanis.

Rhymes With

janis hyannis manis stanis vannice

Questions

How do you pronounce tanis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪnɪs/.
What does tanis mean?: A historical city in Egypt, situated on the delta of the Nile.
Where does tanis come from?: Borrowed from Latin Tanis.

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