Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wythe

/waɪθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: wythe
IPA: /waɪθ/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness.

noun

A partition between flues in a chimney.

name

Example Sentences

"That wall has to be at least three wythes of brick to support your load."
"A chimney runs from the base of the first flue liner to the top of the last flue liner, or to any rain cap above it. Attach single-wythe chimneys to the house."
"[…] Where there is more than one flue, there is usually a single wythe of masonry separating the flues. Particularly on older chimneys with poor or missing caps, this wythe of brick dividing the flues may be[…]"

Etymology

Uncertain. * Perhaps an alteration of width. * Perhaps related to withe (“flexible twig; band of twigs”), from Old English wiþþe (“tie, band”). The chimney-partition sense may derive from the fact that a single wythe or thickness of brick has often been used for such partitions.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: wiþþe

Inflected Forms

wythes (plural)

Derived Forms

Wytheville

Phrases

Wythe County

Rhymes With

tithe blythe smythe blithe lithe sithe flythe scythe ith pith rith dryth

Questions

How do you pronounce wythe?: The recorded pronunciation is /waɪθ/.
What does wythe mean?: A continuous vertical section of masonry, one unit in thickness.
Where does wythe come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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