Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mether

/ˈmɛðɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mether
IPA: /ˈmɛðɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

num

Four in the old counting system of Northern England.

noun

A communal drinking vessel used in Gaelic times for drinking mead. It had squared sides and one drank from a corner. Also, a trophy in this shape.

Example Sentences

"I raise to you, O Queen, this Loving Cup, this Mether, Filled with Mead Made from honey of the heather"
"Lord Herbert and Mr. Luke White were to be seen on the roof pouring water down the chimney, while the Marchioness of Ormonde was seen carrying the Regimental Cup (the silver Irish mether to be competed for) from the scene of the fire."

Etymology

From Cumbric numerals; compare Welsh mhedwar, the nasal mutation of pedwar (“four”).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, meadar, metar, metrum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈmɛðɚ/
British English: /ˈmɛðə/

Inflected Forms

methera (alternative) methers (plural) medar (alternative) meather (alternative) madder (alternative)

Phrases

mether-a-dick mether-a-bumfit

Rhymes With

together whether weather leather altogether heather feather tether nether wether pleather untogether

Questions

How do you pronounce mether?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛðɚ/.
What does mether mean?: Four in the old counting system of Northern England.
Where does mether come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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