Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blaeberry

/ˈbleɪb(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: blae-ber-ry
IPA: /ˈbleɪb(ə)ɹi/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus.

Etymology

From Middle English bloberi; equivalent to blae (“bluish gray”) + berry. Piecewise doublet of blueberry.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bloberi

Inflected Forms

blaeberries (plural) bleaberry (alternative)

Synonyms

bilberry whortleberry whinberry vaccinium myrtillus

Questions

How do you pronounce blaeberry?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbleɪb(ə)ɹi/.
What does blaeberry mean?: The bilberry, Vaccinium myrtillus.
Where does blaeberry come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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