Word: Sisyphean
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: si
sy
phean
Definition: Relating to Sisyphus; a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again
Morphemes:
Affix: Sisyphean
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Relating to Sisyphus; a king in ancient Greece who offended Zeus and whose punishment was to roll a huge boulder to the top of a steep hill; each time the boulder neared the top it rolled back down and Sisyphus was forced to start again
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Σίσυφος
Language: grc
Decoded: Sisuphos
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Sisyphus