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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vly

/vlaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
vly
IPA
/vlaɪ/
9
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small swampy or marshy area, especially near a stream.

American usage

noun

Alternative form of vlei.

Etymology

Attested chiefly as vly, rarely as vlaie or fly. From a dialectal form of Middle Dutch valeye, which meant "valley" in standard Dutch; a semantic shift to meaning "swamp" occurred either in Middle Dutch or independently in the speech of both the Dutch colonists of America and the Dutch colonists of South Africa (producing vlei).

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vlaɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

vlies (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce vly?
The recorded pronunciation is /vlaɪ/.
What does vly mean?
A small swampy or marshy area, especially near a stream.
Where does vly come from?
Attested chiefly as vly, rarely as vlaie or fly. From a dialectal form of Middle Dutch valeye, which meant "valley" in standard Dutch; a semantic shift to meaning "swamp" occurred either in Middle Dutch or independently in the speech of both the Dutch colonists of America and the Dutch colonists of South Africa (producing vlei).

How to pronounce vly

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