Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heam

/ˈhiːm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: heam
IPA: /ˈhiːm/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amniotic sac; afterbirth or secundus of an animal.

Etymology

Dialectal form of hame (“membrane”). Compare Old English ċildhama (“womb”), Low German hamen (“afterbirth”), Middle Dutch hame (“covering, sheath”). More at hame.

Inflected Forms

heams (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce heam?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhiːm/.
What does heam mean?: The amniotic sac; afterbirth or secundus of an animal.
Where does heam come from?: Dialectal form of hame (“membrane”). Compare Old English ċildhama (“womb”), Low German hamen (“afterbirth”), Middle Dutch hame (“covering, sheath”). More at hame.

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