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heathery en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈhɛðəɹi/ (UK)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English heather Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English heathery From heather + -y.

Meanings

1. Of, pertaining to, or abundant in heather.
   • From right to left, our path was barred by a frowning rampart of grassy or heathery hills, whose rounded contours broke away here and there into ridge and scarp and cliff. 1949 January and February, F. G. Roe, “I Saw Three Englands–1”, in Railway Magazine, page 11:
2. Like or resembling heather.

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Deriveds

heatheriness

heathery en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈhiːθəɹi/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English heath Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English heathery From heath + -ery.

Meanings

1. A place where varieties of heath are grown in a controlled environment.

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