Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tisiphone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables
tisi-phone
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

One of the Erinyes/Dirae (Furies, the goddesses of vengeance), and a companion of Nemesis/Invidia.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τῑσιφόνη (Tīsiphónē, literally “Avenging Murder”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Τῑσιφόνη

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Questions

What does tisiphone mean?
One of the Erinyes/Dirae (Furies, the goddesses of vengeance), and a companion of Nemesis/Invidia.
Where does tisiphone come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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