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eightsies

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
eight-sies
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eight actions must be performed.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight Old English -as Middle English -es English -s Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y ▲ English -s English -sies English eightsies From eight + -sies (“diminutive suffix”).

Questions

What does eightsies mean?
A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eight actions must be performed.
Where does eightsies come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Germanic *ahtōu Proto-West Germanic *ahtō Old English eahta Middle English eighte English eight Old English -as Middle English -es English -s Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij- Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y ▲ English -s English -sies English eightsies From eight + -sies (“diminutive suffix”).

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