Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

matty

/mˈæti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: mat-ty
IPA: /mˈæti/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.

name

A diminutive of the female given names Matilda and Martha, variant of Mattie.

adj

Example Sentences

"Tilly's name is Matilda. It was typical of Mum and Dad that they wouldn't let her be called Tilly when she came to them because that was the unusual shortening of Matilda, the unconventional one, and you never did unconventional things, you never did things to draw attention to yourself. So they called her Matty. Of course, they hardly ever called her anything, but when they had to, it was Matty."
"a cat with matty fur"

Etymology

Diminutives + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: y, mat

Inflected Forms

more matty (comparative) most matty (superlative)

Rhymes With

cincinnati fatty patty patti chatty hattie batty mattie natty catty pattie ratty

Questions

How do you pronounce matty?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈæti/.
What does matty mean?: A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.
Where does matty come from?: Diminutives + -y.

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