English Explanatory Dictionary

tay

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Tea.
name
  1. The longest river in Scotland, United Kingdom, originating on the slopes of Ben Lui and flowing eastwards through the city of Perth before becoming an estuary, the Firth of Tay.
  2. A river in Lanark County, Ontario, Canada, a left tributary of the Rideau.
  3. A township in Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A diminutive of the unisex given name Taylor.

Pronunciation

tā /teɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tay.wav

Word forms

tay tays

Etymology

Spelling form indicating original pronunciation of tea. The digraph ea represented /ɛː/ in Early Modern English; it later merged chiefly with ee, but regionally or sporadically with ay (in standard English break, great, steak). Compare the song Polly put the kettle on, where tea rhymes with away.

Derived words

Firth of Tay Loch Tay Newport-on-Tay Strathtay tayberry Tay Canal Tayport Tayside Tay Valley Tay Tay
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