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jasper

/ˈdʒæspə/JA-spur
/ˈdʒæspɚ/JA-spur

Meaningjasper

Common meaning: opaque patterned gemstone

Journey through time

  1. Greekiaspis‘jasper’source
  2. Arabicyasbsource
  3. Latiniaspidem‘jasper’source
  4. Old Frenchjaspre‘jasper’source
  5. Englishjasper‘opaque patterned gemstone’ · 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 Greek iaspis ‘jasper’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry JASPER, p. 305 · dictionary scan

Roots

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