hypatia

1. 1.

   Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)

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Other forms of hypatia

plural

hypatias·

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 hypatia

What does hypatia mean?

hypatia means "Greek philosopher and astronomer; she invented the astrolabe (370-415)".

How many syllables are in hypatia?

hypatia has 4 syllables: hy-pa-ti-a. The stress falls on "pa".

Is hypatia a common word?

hypatia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.