Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

catarrhy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: catar-rhy
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Characterised by catarrh; mucous.

Etymology

Etymology tree English catarrh Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English catarrhy From catarrh + -y.

Inflected Forms

more catarrhy (comparative) most catarrhy (superlative)

Questions

What does catarrhy mean?: Characterised by catarrh; mucous.
Where does catarrhy come from?: Etymology tree English catarrh Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English catarrhy From catarrh + -y.

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