Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

widish

/ˈwaɪdɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
widish
IPA
/ˈwaɪdɪʃ/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Somewhat wide.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English widish From wide + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more widish (comparative) most widish (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce widish?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪdɪʃ/.
What does widish mean?
Somewhat wide.
Where does widish come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *h₁weydʰh₁-der. Proto-Germanic *wīdaz Old English wīd English wide Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English widish From wide + -ish.

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