Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ulysses

/juːˈlɪ.siːz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: ulysses
IPA: /juːˈlɪ.siːz/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The Latin equivalent of Odysseus.

name

A male given name.

name

A city, the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. Named after Ulysses S. Grant.

Example Sentences

""The truth is always a novelty," returned Kingston; "but I have always considered the patient Ulysses, the model of a classical coquette: you may get many useful hints from his career.""
"Even today, visitors follow the same directions to get to Hades as those recited for Ulysses by the blind poet 3,000 years ago. […] Unlike Ulysses, I never got a chance to talk to departed relatives and friends, but it was close."

Etymology

From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Odysseus.

Phrases

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

Odysseus Odyssey

Questions

How do you pronounce ulysses?: The recorded pronunciation is /juːˈlɪ.siːz/.
What does ulysses mean?: The Latin equivalent of Odysseus.
Where does ulysses come from?: From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Odysseus.

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