How to pronounce Eurika?

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Pronunciation of Eurika in India

Eurika is pronounced as

ew r ih k aa

ew sounds like the 'u' in 'cute'
r sounds like the 'r' in 'rat'
ih sounds like the 'i' in 'it'
k sounds like the 'k' in 'key'
aa sounds like the 'a' in 'car'


Eurika is pronounced as: Phonetic Spelling:[ ew r ih k aa ]

ew r ih k aa
cute   rat it key car

Type of Name:

First name

Language:

Greek

Alternate Spelling(s):

Eureka

Meaning:

I found it

Additional Information:

First mentioned by Archimedes. He reportedly proclaimed "Eureka! Eureka!" (i.e. twice) after he had stepped into a bath and noticed that the water level rose, whereupon he suddenly understood that the volume of water displaced must be equal to the volume of the part of his body he had submerged.


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Pronunciation of Eurika in India

U- rik-a (sound of 'a' as in the word car far tar)


Type of Name:

First name

Language:

Greek

Alternate Spelling(s):

Eureka

Meaning:

I found it

Additional Information:

First mentioned by Archimedes. He reportedly proclaimed "Eureka! Eureka!" (i.e. twice) after he had stepped into a bath and noticed that the water level rose, whereupon he suddenly understood that the volume of water displaced must be equal to the volume of the part of his body he had submerged.


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