Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tethys

/ˈtɛθɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.07 in modern English

Syllables: tethys
IPA: /ˈtɛθɪs/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids.

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A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa.

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A large ocean which formerly lay between Eurasia and Africa.

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A moon of Saturn.

Example Sentences

"Much of the Tethys was shallow and warm during the Mesozoic, and full of life, a marine paradise of sorts: ammonites and sharks thrived, and are now preserved as fossils that date the rocks."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús)bor. Latin Tēthȳsbor. English Tethys Borrowed from Latin Tēthȳs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈtɛθɪs/

Derived Forms

Neotethys Paleotethys Palaeotethys Paratethys Prototethys Tethyan

Phrases

Alpine Tethys Eastern Tethys Neo-Tethys Paleo-Tethys Palaeo-Tethys Para-Tethys Proto-Tethys Western Tethys

Questions

How do you pronounce tethys?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛθɪs/.
What does tethys mean?: Personification of fertile waters, she was a Titan daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and with her brother Oceanus gave birth to all rivers and the Oceanids.
Where does tethys come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús)bor. Latin Tēthȳsbor. English Tethys Borrowed from Latin Tēthȳs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Τηθύς (Tēthús).

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