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Limos^¹

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From Ancient Greek Λῑμός (Līmós), from Ancient Greek λῑμός (līmós, “hunger, famine, starvation”).

proper noun

Greek A child of Eris, Limos is the deity/personification of famine and starvation. The Roman counterpart is Fames.

limos^²

/ˈlɪm.əʊ̯z/
/ˈlɪm.əʊ̯z/ UK
/ˈlɪm.oʊ̯z/ Canada, US
/ˈlɪm.əʉ̯z/ Australia
/ˈləm.ɐʉ̯z/ New Zealand
/ˈlɪm.oz/ Scotland

Rhymes with -ɪməʊz

noun

plural plural of limo

Translations

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name Greek deity of famine and hunger

Français	Limos
Deutsch	Limos
Ελληνικά	Λιμός Limós

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@misc{limos_2026,
  title = {limos},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/limos},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}