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Ianthe

/aɪˈænθi/

Ianthe proper noun: one of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.

Proper noun

Ianthe

  1. (Greek) One of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
  2. (Greek) The Cretan girl who married Iphis after Isis turned Iphis from a woman into a man.
  3. 98 Ianthe, a main belt asteroid.

Origin of Ianthe

From Ancient Greek Ἰάνθη (Iánthē, literally “purple/violet flower”).

Words that rhyme with Ianthe

Questions about Ianthe

What does Ianthe mean?
Ianthe means one of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
What part of speech is Ianthe?
Ianthe is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ianthe?
Ianthe is pronounced /aɪˈænθi/.

Words near Ianthe in the dictionary

  1. Iannuzzis
  2. Ianson
  3. Iansu
  4. Iansuchian
  5. IANTD
  6. Ianthe
  7. ianthellid
  8. ianthellids
  9. ianthina
  10. ianthinas
  11. ianthine

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