darn

/ˈdɑːn/DAHRN
/ˈdɑɹn/DAHRN

Meaningto piece together

Common meaning: to mend a hole with thread

Journey through time

  1. Welshdarnio‘to piece’source
  2. Middle Englishdernensource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto piece → to mend a hole with threaddarn‘to mend a hole with thread’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Welsh darnio ‘to piece together’.

Roots

  • darnio Welsh “to piece together”

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