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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

betagh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
be-tagh
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tenant that provides food for a household. On Anglo-Norman manors, these workers were servile to their lords.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Irish biatach, from Middle Irish bíatach (“providing food”), ultimately from bíad (“food”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: biatach, bíatach

Inflected Forms

betaghs (plural)

Questions

What does betagh mean?
A tenant that provides food for a household. On Anglo-Norman manors, these workers were servile to their lords.
Where does betagh come from?
It is traced to Irish.

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