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umpty

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ump-ty
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Indefinite in number; unspecified.

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree English ump Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥-t(-s) Proto-Germanic *tegun(dz) Proto-Germanic *teguz Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Old English -tiġ Middle English -ty English -ty English umpty From ump (“a colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -ty.

Usage

Derived Forms

umpteen umptieth umptillion

Phrases

iddy-umpty umpty-ump umpty-umpth

Questions

What does umpty mean?
Indefinite in number; unspecified.
Where does umpty come from?
Etymology tree English ump Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *-t Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥-t(-s) Proto-Germanic *tegun(dz) Proto-Germanic *teguz Proto-Germanic *tigiwiz Old English -tiġ Middle English -ty English -ty English umpty From ump (“a colloquial name for the dash "—" in Morse code”) + -ty.

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