Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: dy
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete form of die.

Obsolete

adv

noun

Abbreviation of deputy.

Indian usage

name

A surname from Khmer.

Example Sentences

"The lether-winged Bat, dayes enimy, / The ruefull Strich, still waiting on the bere, / The Whistler shrill, that who so heares, doth dy […]"
"SBI dy manager in police net for helping cyber cons, 15th banker to be held this yr"

Etymology

From Middle English dyen, variant of dien (“to die”). More at die.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dyen, ឌី

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dys (plural)

Phrases

dy-no-mite

Frequently Paired Words

dy-no-mite

Synonyms

dysprosium atomic number 66

Questions

What does dy mean?: Obsolete form of die.
Where does dy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce dy

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