Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bilgy

/ˈbɪld͡ʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bil-gy
IPA: /ˈbɪld͡ʒi/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Containing, or resembling, bilge.

Etymology

Etymology tree English bilge Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bilgy From bilge + -y.

Inflected Forms

bilgier (comparative) bilgiest (superlative) bilgey (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce bilgy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɪld͡ʒi/.
What does bilgy mean?: Containing, or resembling, bilge.
Where does bilgy come from?: Etymology tree English bilge Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English bilgy From bilge + -y.

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