How to pronounce Charybdis?

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Pronunciation of Charybdis in Philadelphia, PA

Charybdis is pronounced as

Ka-Rib-Dis


Charybdis is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ Ka-Rib-Dis ]

Type of Name:

Character of the Odyssey

Language:

Greek

Gender:

Female

Meaning:

female monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a deadly whirlpool. (Scholars believe the character is based on a real whirlpool in the Strait of Messina)


Comments:

Pronunciation of Charybdis in Greece

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Charybdis is pronounced as

kh AA r ee v dh ee s

kh sounds like the 'kh' in 'khaki'
aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ee sounds like the 'ee' in 'see'
v sounds like the 'v' in 'very'
dh sounds like the 'th' in 'the'
s sounds like the 's' in 'so'


Charybdis is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ kh AA r ee v dh ee s ]

kh AA r ee v dh ee s
khaki car rat see very the see so



Language:

Greek


Comments:

Pronunciation of Charybdis in Philadelphia, PA

(ka-rib-dis)


Type of Name:

Character of the Odyssey

Language:

Greek

Gender:

Female

Meaning:

female monster who sucks in water three times a day to form a deadly whirlpool. (Scholars believe the character is based on a real whirlpool in the Strait of Messina)


Comments: