cirrus
/ˈsɪɹəs/SIH-ruhs
/ˈsɪɹəs/SIH-ruhs
Meaninga curl
Common meaning: high wispy cloud
- cirra curl, tuftLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 344 · scan
- usLatin noun ending
Journey through time
- Latincirrus, -ī‘a curl, tuft’
- Englishcirrus‘high wispy cloud’ · 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
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cirrus ‘a curl, tuft’.
Roots
- cirrus, -ī Latin “a curl, tuft”
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