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estuary

/ˈestʃuːˌeɹi/ES-choo-eh-ree
/ˈɛstʃuˌɛɹi/ES-choo-eh-ree

Meaningsurge, tide

Common meaning: the tidal mouth of a river

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√IDH‘kindle’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 33, p. 731 · scan
  2. Latinaestus‘tide, surge’source
  3. Latinmeaning shiftstide, surge → a creekaestuarium‘a creek’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa creek → the tidal mouth of a riverestuary‘the tidal mouth of a river’ · 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 Latin aestus ‘surge, tide’.

Roots

  • aestus Latin “surge, tide”

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