Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gett

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: gett
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nasty person.

Derogatory

noun

A child, especially a mischievous one.

noun

Alternative form of get (“Jewish writ of divorce”).

Etymology

From Scots gaet.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: gaet, גֵּט

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

getts (plural)

Questions

What does gett mean?: A nasty person.
Where does gett come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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