Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) An island of the Dodecanese, Greece in the Aegean Sea.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A city on the island of Rhodes, Greece, and the capital of the Dodecanese.

Translations

Ρόδος

Rhodos

Rodos

رودس

Cecil Rhodes

Cecil rhodes

Cecil Rhodes

Rodos adası

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹoʊdz/
Etymology

In summary

From French Rhodes, from Latin Rhodus, from Ancient Greek Ῥόδος (Rhódos), of uncertain etymology. Possibilities include a pre-Greek name (cf. Phoenician 𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤃 (hrʿd), "snake"), ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), and ῥοιά (rhoiá, “pomegranate”).

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