name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
bays
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/beɪz/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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homophone: Bayes
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homophone: baize
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rhymes with -eɪz
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CMU ARPABET: B EY1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
plural of Bay
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of bay
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 4
Baize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 5
third-person singular simple present indicative of bay
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
From Bay + -s. * (surname "Bays"): Patronymic from Bay.
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
From French baies, feminine plural form of bai (“reddish-brown”).