Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tyrtaeus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tyr-taeus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek elegiac poet who lived at Sparta about the middle of the 7th century BC.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τυρταῖος (Turtaîos).

Questions

What does tyrtaeus mean?: An Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a Greek elegiac poet who lived at Sparta about the middle of the 7th century BC.
Where does tyrtaeus come from?: From Ancient Greek Τυρταῖος (Turtaîos).

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