Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thessaly

/ˈθɛsəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: thes-saly
IPA: /ˈθɛsəli/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A historical region and administrative region in north-central Greece; one of its 13 peripheries. It contains the prefectures of Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia and Trikala.

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek Θεσσᾰλός (Thessălós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία (Thessalía)bor. English Thessaly Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία (Thessalía).

Inflected Forms

Thessalia (alternative, uncommon)

Derived Forms

Thessalian Thessalic

Phrases

Central Greece Central Macedonia East Macedonia and Thrace Ionian Islands North Aegean South Aegean West Greece West Macedonia

Frequently Paired Words

Attica Central Greece Central Macedonia Crete East Macedonia and Thrace Epirus Ionian Islands North Aegean

Questions

How do you pronounce thessaly?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɛsəli/.
What does thessaly mean?: A historical region and administrative region in north-central Greece; one of its 13 peripheries. It contains the prefectures of Karditsa, Larissa, Magnesia and Trikala.
Where does thessaly come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Θεσσᾰλός (Thessălós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία (Thessalía)bor. English Thessaly Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θεσσαλία (Thessalía).

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