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/ˈkɔːnə/KAWR-nur
/ˈkɔɹnɚ/KAWR-nur

Meaninga horn

Common meaning: where two sides meet

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√KAR‘be hard or rough’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 55, p. 732 · scan
  2. Latincornusource
  3. Late Latincorneria‘a comer, angle’source
  4. Middle Englishcornersource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsa comer, angle → where two sides meetcorner‘where two sides meet’ · 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 Latin cornu ‘a horn’.

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