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Thermopylae.

Thermopylae (a narrow mountain pass in east-central Greece, site of a famous ancient battle)

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[tʰɛrˈmɔ.py.ɫae̯]Classical-Latin[terˈmɔː.pi.le]

Thermopylae (a narrow mountain pass in east-central Greece, site of a famous ancient battle)
declension-1 · feminine · plural

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰermos Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós) Ancient Greek θερμο- (thermo-) Ancient Greek πῠ́λη (pŭ́lē) Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai)bor. Latin Thermopylae Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θερμοπύλαι (Thermopúlai).

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