conch
/ˈkɒntʃ/KONCH
/ˈkɑntʃ/KAHNCH
Meaninga shell
Common meaning: a large spiral seashell
- concha mussel or its shellLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 439 · scan
Journey through time
- Greekκόγχη‘a mussel or its shell’
- Latinconcha
- Englishmeaning shiftsa mussel or its shell → a large spiral seashellconch‘a large spiral seashell’ · today
conch also in: cockle
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 κόγχη ‘a mussel or its shell’.
Roots
- κόγχη Greek “a mussel or its shell”
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