tay
/teɪ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The longest river in Scotland, United Kingdom, originating on the slopes of Ben Lui and flowing eastwards through the city of Perth before becoming an estuary, the Firth of Tay.
name
A township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
Example Sentences
- "Well, ma'am, you see it was whin I was jist about the age of Mary, there. I was comin' home late one Monday evenin' from the market; for my aunt Kitty, God be marciful to her! would keep me to take a cup of tay."
- ""[T]hen the Tulip, - ah! didn't the Tulip die hard, - he fout hard for it, even after he had a hole in his head as big as a tay cup.""
- ""There's your tay set for you an' drawin' nicely this minute, Miss Ethel," called old Bridget from the hall."
- "A Metro-Cammell diesel multiple-unit from Dundee approaches Perth on the single-line bridge over the Tay in July, 1961."
Etymology
Spelling form indicating original pronunciation of tea. The digraph ea represented /ɛː/ in Early Modern English; it later merged chiefly with ee, but regionally or sporadically with ay (in standard English break, great, steak). Compare the song Polly put the kettle on, where tea rhymes with away.
Word Breakdown
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