Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thetes

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thetes
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lowest social class of citizens in ancient Athens.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θῆτες (thêtes), plural of θής (thḗs, “hired laborer”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: θῆτες

Questions

What does thetes mean?: The lowest social class of citizens in ancient Athens.
Where does thetes come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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