Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dayouth

[daˈjːuːθ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
day-outh
IPA
[daˈjːuːθ]
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who is apathetic or permissive with regard to unchaste behaviour by his wife or female relatives (cf. wittol).

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Arabic دَيُّوث (dayyūṯ).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

dayouths (plural) dayooth (alternative) dayyuth (alternative) dayyooth (alternative)

Rhymes With

truth youth booth tooth cruz ruth sleuth vermouth uncouth sooth untruth maynooth

Questions

How do you pronounce dayouth?
The recorded pronunciation is [daˈjːuːθ].
What does dayouth mean?
A man who is apathetic or permissive with regard to unchaste behaviour by his wife or female relatives (cf. wittol).
Where does dayouth come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Arabic دَيُّوث (dayyūṯ).

How to pronounce dayouth

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