thespis

1. 1.

   Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC)

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Other forms of thespis

plural

thespises·

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 thespis

What does thespis mean?

thespis means "Greek poet who is said to have originated Greek tragedy (sixth century BC)".

How many syllables are in thespis?

thespis has 2 syllables and divides as the-spis 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.