Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slattery

/slˈætɚi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.63 in modern English

Syllables: slat-tery
IPA: /slˈætɚi/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

adj

rainy; wet; sloppy

British usage

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Slatara (“descendant of Slatra”), a byname meaning "strong, robust, bold".

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Slatara

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Slatterys (plural) more slattery (comparative) most slattery (superlative)

Rhymes With

battery flattery patrie

Questions

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

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