Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

duncy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dun-cy
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a dunce; dull-witted.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more duncy (comparative) most duncy (superlative)

Questions

What does duncy mean?: Like a dunce; dull-witted.
Where does duncy come from?: Etymology tree English dunce Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English duncy From dunce + -y.

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