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ucalegon

/juːˈkælɨɡɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ucale-gon
IPA
/juːˈkælɨɡɒn/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A neighbor whose house is on fire or has burned down.

Dated

Etymology

From Latin Ūcalegōn, from Ancient Greek Οὐκαλέγων (Oukalégōn). He was one of the Elders of Troy, whose house was set on fire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city. He is one of Priam's friends in the Iliad (3.148) and the destruction of his house is referred to in the Aeneid (2.312).

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /juːˈkælɨɡɒn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Ucalegons (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ucalegon?
The recorded pronunciation is /juːˈkælɨɡɒn/.
What does ucalegon mean?
A neighbor whose house is on fire or has burned down.
Where does ucalegon come from?
From Latin Ūcalegōn, from Ancient Greek Οὐκαλέγων (Oukalégōn). He was one of the Elders of Troy, whose house was set on fire by the Achaeans when they sacked the city. He is one of Priam's friends in the Iliad (3.148) and the destruction of his house is referred to in the Aeneid (2.312).

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