Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

batey

/bˈeɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables: batey
IPA: /bˈeɪti/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of baity (“angry, bad-tempered”).

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Etymology

From Batte, a Middle English pet-form of Bartholomew.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

more batey (comparative) most batey (superlative) Bateys (plural)

Homonyms

baty batie

Rhymes With

katie eighty haiti katy kuwaiti weighty matey kati katey baty platy baity

Questions

How do you pronounce batey?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈeɪti/.
What does batey mean?: Alternative spelling of baity (“angry, bad-tempered”).
Where does batey come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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