Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clayish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
clay-ish
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling clay.

adj

Containing clay.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *gloyHós Proto-Germanic *klajjaz Proto-West Germanic *klaij Old English clǣġ Middle English cley English clay Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English clayish From clay + -ish.

Inflected Forms

more clayish (comparative) most clayish (superlative)

Derived Forms

clayishness

Synonyms

clayey

Questions

What does clayish mean?
Resembling clay.
Where does clayish come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gleyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *gloyHós Proto-Germanic *klajjaz Proto-West Germanic *klaij Old English clǣġ Middle English cley English clay Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English clayish From clay + -ish.

How to pronounce clayish

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “clayish”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “clayish”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “clayish” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.