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vly

US/vlaɪ/

vly noun: a small swampy or marshy area, especially near a stream. Also the alternative form of vlei.

Noun

vly (plural vlies)

  1. (New-York, US) A small swampy or marshy area, especially near a stream.

Also used as

vly is also the alternative form of vlei.

Forms of vly

pluralvlies

Origin of vly

Attested chiefly as vly, rarely as vlaie or fly. From a dialectal form of Middle Dutch valeye, which meant "valley" in standard Dutch; a semantic shift to meaning "swamp" occurred either in Middle Dutch or independently in the speech of both the Dutch colonists of America and the Dutch colonists of South Africa (producing vlei).

Questions about vly

What does vly mean?
Vly means a small swampy or marshy area, especially near a stream.
What part of speech is vly?
Vly is a noun.
How do you pronounce vly?
Vly is pronounced /vlaɪ/ (US).
What is the plural of vly?
The plural of vly is vlies.

Words near vly in the dictionary

  1. VLTIs
  2. VLTs
  3. VLU
  4. VLUs
  5. VLWIR
  6. vly
  7. Vlădeni
  8. Vlădești
  9. VM
  10. VM86
  11. VMA

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