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mavis

/ˈmeɪvɪs/MAY-vis
/ˈmeɪvɪs/MAY-vis

Meaninga thrush

Common meaning: a song thrush

Journey through time

  1. Bretonmilvid‘also milfid, a mavis’source
  2. Middle Englishmavissource
  3. Englishmavis‘a song thrush’ · 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 Breton milvid ‘a thrush’.

Source words

  • milvid Breton · source word “a thrush”

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