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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yex

/jɛks/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
yex
IPA
/jɛks/
13
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To hiccup.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

verb

To belch or burp.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

noun

A hiccup.

Archaic

Etymology

From Middle English yexen, yixen, yesken, from Old English ġeocsian, ġiscian (“to hiccup”), from Proto-West Germanic *giskōn (“to yawn”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵeys- (“gaping, cracked”). Cognate with Middle Low German gischen (“to sob, sigh”), Middle High German geschen, gischen (“to yawn, gape”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: yexen, ġeocsian, *giskōn, *ǵeys-, ȝeoxe, ġeoxa

Usage

Inflected Forms

yexes (present, singular) yexing (participle, present) yexed (participle, past) yexed (past) yesk (alternative) yexes (plural)

Derived Forms

yexing

Synonyms

yexing

Rhymes With

sex complex ex generation x texts checks rex flex decks specs tex annex

Questions

How do you pronounce yex?
The recorded pronunciation is /jɛks/.
What does yex mean?
To hiccup.
Where does yex come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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