Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taurokathapsia

/ˌtɔːɹəkəˈθæpsiə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tau-rokathap-sia
IPA
/ˌtɔːɹəkəˈθæpsiə/
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Revived Ancient Greek ταυροκαθάψια (taurokathápsia), variant of ταυροκάθαψις (taurokáthapsis), from ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + κάθαψις (káthapsis). Apparently coined by Arthur Evans, the excavator of Knossos, in ca. 1910.

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce taurokathapsia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɔːɹəkəˈθæpsiə/.
What does taurokathapsia mean?
Bull-leaping, as depicted in Bronze Age art, especially from Minoan Crete.
Where does taurokathapsia come from?
From Revived Ancient Greek ταυροκαθάψια (taurokathápsia), variant of ταυροκάθαψις (taurokáthapsis), from ταῦρος (taûros, “bull”) + κάθαψις (káthapsis). Apparently coined by Arthur Evans, the excavator of Knossos, in ca. 1910.

How to pronounce taurokathapsia

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “taurokathapsia”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˌtɔːɹəkəˈθæpsiə/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “taurokathapsia”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “taurokathapsia” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.