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herby

/ˈhɜː.bi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables
her-by
IPA
/ˈhɜː.bi/
13
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to herbs.

adj

Full of herbal aroma or flavour.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English herb Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English herby From herb + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɜː.bi/
  • British English: /ˈhɜː.bi/

Inflected Forms

herbier (comparative) more herby (comparative) herbiest (superlative) most herby (superlative)

Derived Forms

herbily herbiness

Homonyms

herbie

Questions

How do you pronounce herby?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɜː.bi/.
What does herby mean?
Of or pertaining to herbs.
Where does herby come from?
Etymology tree English herb Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English herby From herb + -y.

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