Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dayes

/deɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.57 in modern English

Syllables: dayes
IPA: /deɪz/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

From a Day, a diminutive of David, or as a given name from Old English + -s (“patronymic suffix”).

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Homonyms

daze

Questions

How do you pronounce dayes?: The recorded pronunciation is /deɪz/.
What does dayes mean?: plural of daye
Where does dayes come from?: It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce dayes

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