Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thargelia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thargelia
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the chief Athenian festivals in honour of the Delian Apollo and Artemis, held on their birthdays, the 6th and 7th of the month Thargelion (about May 24 and 25).

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Θαργήλια (Thargḗlia).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Θαργήλια

Questions

What does thargelia mean?: One of the chief Athenian festivals in honour of the Delian Apollo and Artemis, held on their birthdays, the 6th and 7th of the month Thargelion (about May 24 and 25).
Where does thargelia come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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