Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tmolus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tmo-lus
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A king of Lydia and husband to Omphale.

name

A mountain, Mount Tmolus, the modern Bozdağ.

Example Sentences

"The cicale above in the lime, / And the lizards below in the grass, / Were as silent as ever old Tmolus was, / Listening to my sweet pipings."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τμῶλος (Tmôlos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Τμῶλος

Questions

What does tmolus mean?: A king of Lydia and husband to Omphale.
Where does tmolus come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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