Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eddish

/ˈɛdɪʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ed-dish
IPA: /ˈɛdɪʃ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been mowed; also, a field of such growth.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The hay was gathered from the fields, and the cattle turned onto the eddish."

Etymology

Uncertain; but probably from Middle English eddish (found often in compounds: e.g. eddish-hen (“eddish-hen, quail”)), ultimately from Old English edisc (“an eddish or aftermath; pasture; enclosed pasture, park”), equivalent to ed- + -ish.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ed
Root: eddish, edisc
Suffix: ish

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɛdɪʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

eddishes (plural) edish (alternative) edige (alternative) eatage (alternative) earsh (alternative) edding (alternative)

Phrases

wheat-eddish

Frequently Paired Words

edgrow edgrowth

Synonyms

aftergrass aftermath fog

Questions

How do you pronounce eddish?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛdɪʃ/.
What does eddish mean?: An aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been mowed; also, a field of such growth.
Where does eddish come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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