Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

telesphorus

/təˈlɛs.fəɹ.əs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tele-spho-rus
IPA: /təˈlɛs.fəɹ.əs/

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A god/personification of complete recuperation from illness or injury. He is a healer and a son of Asclepius and Epione.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Telesphorus, from Ancient Greek Τελεσφόρος (Telesphóros, literally “Bringer of Completion”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Τελεσφόρος

Inflected Forms

Telesphoros (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Asclepius Epione Aceso Aglaea Hygieia Iaso Meditrina Panacea

Synonyms

Acesis Euamerion

Questions

How do you pronounce telesphorus?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈlɛs.fəɹ.əs/.
What does telesphorus mean?: A god/personification of complete recuperation from illness or injury. He is a healer and a son of Asclepius and Epione.
Where does telesphorus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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