shelty

shel·ty

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shel-tee]
- /ˈʃɛl ti/
- /ʃˈelti/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shel-tee]
- /ˈʃɛl ti/

Definitions of shelty word

noun plural shelty Shetland pony. 1
noun plural shelty Shetland sheepdog. 1

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Origin of shelty

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

1640-50; shelt (< Old Norse hjaltr native of Shetland) + -y2

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Parts of speech for Shelty

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shelty

shelty popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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shelty usage trend in Literature

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