day

/ˈdeɪ/DAY
/ˈdeɪ/DAY

Meaningdaytime

Common meaning: the time of daylight

Other meanings: 24 hours

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishdægsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdaysource
  3. Englishday‘the time of daylight’ · 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 dæg ‘daytime’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry DAY, p. 154 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • dæg Old English “daytime”

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