Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

great toe

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: great -toe
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of big toe.

Dated

Example Sentences

"[W]e saw that his thumb had been cut off and he ate with his four fingers only. So we said to him, "Allah upon thee, what happened to thy thumb? Is thy hand thus by the creation of God or hath some accident befallen it?" "O my brothers," he answered, "it is not only thus with this thumb, but also with my other thumb and with both my great toes, as you shall see." So saying he uncovered his left hand and his feet, and we saw that the left hand was even as the right and in like manner that each of his feet lacked its great toe."

Etymology

From Middle English gret to, grete too. Compare Old English myċle tā (“big toe”, literally “mickle toe”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gret to

Usage

Dated

Inflected Forms

great toes (plural)

Phrases

great toenail

Synonyms

big toe hallux

Questions

What does great toe mean?: Synonym of big toe.
Where does great toe come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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