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spreath

/spɹiːθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
spreath
IPA
/spɹiːθ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A raid in order to steal cattle.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Scots, from Scottish Gaelic sprèidh, from Middle Irish spréid (“cattle, wealth”), from Latin praeda (“plunder, spoils; profit; prey”), thus a doublet of prey. Per one hypothesis, also a doublet of spree.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, sprèidh, spréid, praeda

Usage

Inflected Forms

spreaths (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce spreath?
The recorded pronunciation is /spɹiːθ/.
What does spreath mean?
A raid in order to steal cattle.
Where does spreath come from?
It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

How to pronounce spreath

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