Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meath

/miːð/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
meath
IPA
/miːð/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A county of Ireland.

name

A former kingdom in Ireland; a petty kingdom in central eastern Ireland that existed from the 1st to the 12th century CE

noun

Obsolete form of mead (“the drink”).

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Irish Mide.

Usage

Phrases

County Meath County of Meath Meath County Royal Meath

Synonyms

County Meath

Rhymes With

teeth beneath keith underneath heath wreath sheath leith spieth bequeath reith spaeth

Questions

How do you pronounce meath?
The recorded pronunciation is /miːð/.
What does meath mean?
A county of Ireland.
Where does meath come from?
Borrowed from Middle Irish Mide.

How to pronounce meath

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/miːð/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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