beverage
/ˈbevəɪdʒ/BEH-vur-ij
/ˈbɛvɚɪdʒ/BEH-vur-ij
Meaninga drink
Common meaning: a drink
- bevto drinkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 235 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
- agenoun ending: an act, state or collection
Journey through time
- Latinbibō, bibī‘to drink’
- Frenchbovraige
- Englishbeverage‘a drink’ · today
bev also in: imbibe
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 Latin bibō ‘to drink’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry bibō, p. 235 · dictionary scan
Roots
- bibō, bibī Latin “to drink”
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