Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcatee

/məkˈæti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables: mca-tee
IPA: /məkˈæti/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Anglicized spelling of Irish Mac an tSaoi (“son of the sage”), from saoi (“sage”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Mac an tSaoi

Inflected Forms

McAtees (plural) McEntee (alternative) McIntee (alternative)

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce mcatee?: The recorded pronunciation is /məkˈæti/.
What does mcatee mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does mcatee come from?: It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce mcatee

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