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minnow

/ˈmɪnəʊ/MIH-noh
/ˈmɪnoʊ/MIH-noh

Meaningsmall fish

Common meaning: small freshwater fish

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√MI‘diminish’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 270, p. 739 · scan
  2. Old Englishmyne‘small fish’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishmenow‘small fish’source
  4. Englishminnow‘small freshwater fish’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Old English myne ‘small fish’.

Roots

  • myne Old English “small fish”

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