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yarilo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yari-lo
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The god of vegetation, fertility, and springtime in Slavic mythology.

Etymology

Derived from Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian Ярило (Jarylo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *jaro (“spring”) or Proto-Slavic *jarъ (“strong, fierce”). It is related to Old East Slavic ярилой (jariloj), a straw effigy used by the ancient Slavs during the festival of Kupala to expel evil spirits.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ярило, *jaro, *jarъ, ярилой

Inflected Forms

Jarilo (alternative) Jaryło (alternative) Yaryla (alternative) Yarylo (alternative)

Questions

What does yarilo mean?
The god of vegetation, fertility, and springtime in Slavic mythology.
Where does yarilo come from?
Derived from Bulgarian, Russian, and Ukrainian Ярило (Jarylo), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *jaro (“spring”) or Proto-Slavic *jarъ (“strong, fierce”). It is related to Old East Slavic ярилой (jariloj), a straw effigy used by the ancient Slavs during the festival of Kupala to expel evil spirits.

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