Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sedgy

/ˈsɛ.dʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sedgy
IPA: /ˈsɛ.dʒi/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or covered with sedge.

Example Sentences

"The corncrake nested in the unmown field Answers its mate, across the misty stream On fitful wing the startled curlews fly, And in his sedgy bed the lark, for joy that Day is nigh [...]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Germanic *sagjaz Proto-West Germanic *sagi Old English seċġ Middle English segge English sedge English -y English sedgy From sedge + -y.

Inflected Forms

more sedgy (comparative) most sedgy (superlative)

Derived Forms

sedginess

Rhymes With

reggie edgy veggie wedgie vegie wedgy ledgy cledgy hedgy

Questions

How do you pronounce sedgy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛ.dʒi/.
What does sedgy mean?: Of, pertaining to, or covered with sedge.
Where does sedgy come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-der. Proto-Germanic *sagjaz Proto-West Germanic *sagi Old English seċġ Middle English segge English sedge English -y English sedgy From sedge + -y.

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