pigsney

pigs·ney

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pigz-nee]
- /ˈpɪgz ni/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pigz-nee]
- /ˈpɪgz ni/

Definitions of pigsney word

noun pigsney a darling. 1
noun pigsney an eye. 1
noun pigsney a term of affection for a girl or sweetheart 0

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Origin of pigsney

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

1350-1400; Middle English piggesnye, earlier piggesneyge, equivalent to pigges pig's (see pig1, 's1) + n- (probably extracted from an, indefinite article) + -ye, eyge eye

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Parts of speech for Pigsney

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pigsney

pigsney popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pigsney usage trend in Literature

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