axiom
/ˈæksiəm/AK-see-uhm
/ˈæksiəm/AK-see-uhm
Meaningsomething worthy (of belief)
Common meaning: a statement taken as self-evident
- axiworthyLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 156 · scan
- omGreek noun ending (-ōma)
Journey through time
- Aryan root · reconstructed√AG‘drive, urge, conduct’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 5, p. 730 · scan
- Greekἄξιος‘worthy’
- Englishaxiom‘a statement taken as self-evident’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek ἄξιος ‘worthy’.
Roots
- ἄξιος Greek “worthy”
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