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daisy

/ˈdeɪzi/DAY-zee
/ˈdeɪzi/DAY-zee

Meaningday’s eye

Common meaning: a small white-petalled flower

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishdæges ēage‘day’s eye’source
  2. Middle Englishdayesyesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsday’s eye → a small white-petalled flowerdaisy‘a small white-petalled flower’ · 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 Old English dæges ēage ‘day’s eye’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry DAISY, p. 151 · dictionary scan

Roots

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