friday
/fˈɹaɪdi/FRIGH-dee
/fˈɹaɪdi/FRIGH-dee
MeaningFrig’s day
Common meaning: the sixth day of the week
- fridayday of FrigSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 220 · scan
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 frige-dæg ‘day of Frig’.
Roots
- frige-dæg Old English “day of Frig”
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