Main Entry:

ut

Pronunciation:

\ˈət, ˈüt, ˈu̇t\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, first note in the diatonic scale, from Medieval Latin, from the syllable sung to this note in a medieval hymn to St. John the Baptist

Date:

14th century

: a syllable used for the first note in the diatonic scale in an early solmization system and later replaced by do