Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bumfit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bum-fit
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

num

Fifteen in Cumbrian sheep counting.

Etymology

From Cumbric *pǝmtheg (compare Welsh pymtheg), eventually from Cumbric *pımp (“five”) + *deg (“ten”).

Word Breakdown

Root: *pǝmtheg, *pımp

Phrases

methera-bumfit tethera-a-bumfit tyan-a-bumfit yan-a-bumfit

Questions

What does bumfit mean?: Fifteen in Cumbrian sheep counting.
Where does bumfit come from?: From Cumbric *pǝmtheg (compare Welsh pymtheg), eventually from Cumbric *pımp (“five”) + *deg (“ten”).

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