Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umpty-umpth

/ˈʌmptiˌʌmpθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ump-ty-umpth
IPA: /ˈʌmptiˌʌmpθ/

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Before dialing his office, he skimmed his trial notes, trying for the umpty-umpth time to poke a hole in the prosecution's case. For more than three days, witness by witness, the task had grown more formidable"

Etymology

From umpty-ump + -th (ordinal suffix).

Questions

How do you pronounce umpty-umpth?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʌmptiˌʌmpθ/.
What does umpty-umpth mean?: Umpteenth.
Where does umpty-umpth come from?: From umpty-ump + -th (ordinal suffix).

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