geryon

1. 1.

   (Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules

   Broadermythical monster

   Greek mythology

Other forms of geryon

plural

geryons·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about geryon

What does geryon mean?

geryon means "(Greek mythology) a mythical monster with three heads that was slain by Hercules".

How many syllables are in geryon?

geryon has 2 syllables and divides as ge-ryon under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.