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eye

/ˈaɪ/EYE
/ˈaɪ/EYE

Meaningthe eye

Common meaning: the organ of sight

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ak-‘see’source
  2. Old EnglisheagesourceB&T
  3. Middle Englisheyesource
  4. Englisheye‘the organ of sight’ · 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 eage ‘the eye’.

Source words

  • eage Old English · source word “the eye”

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