Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

utchy

/ˈʌt͡ʃɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: utchy
IPA: /ˈʌt͡ʃɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

I

Obsolete

adj

Example Sentences

"What shall utchy do?"
"[It is, manifestly, a corrupt pronunciation of Ich, or Ichè, pronounced as two syllables, the Anglo-Saxon word for I. What shall utchy do? What shall I do. I think Chaucer sometimes uses iche as a dissyllable; […]]"
"[page 11:] As valled out, utchy come across en out to Clinkerbell Barn[…] [page 63:] Let utchy bide, cassen! [page 81:] Only let en lay 's han' 'pon u t c h y! 'Ch'ill zmoor en doown! 'Ch'ill gie en the backzwrd cut!"

Etymology

A modification of utch, ich, iche, from Middle English ich (“I”, pronoun), from Old English iċ (“I”, pronoun), from Proto-Germanic *ik, *ek (“I”, pronoun), from Proto-Indo-European *eǵh₂óm (“I”). Doublet of che. Recorded in use in the area around Yeovil in southern Somerset.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: ich, iċ, *ik, *eǵh₂óm

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

utch (alternative)

Phrases

ch-

Frequently Paired Words

ch ch-

Questions

How do you pronounce utchy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌt͡ʃɪ/.
What does utchy mean?: I
Where does utchy come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce utchy

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