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ostrich

/ˈɔːstɹɪtʃ/AW-strich
/ˈɔstɹɪtʃ/AW-strich

Meaningostrich

Common meaning: large flightless bird native to Africa

Journey through time

  1. Greekstrouthiōn‘ostrich’source
  2. Latinavis struthio‘ostrich bird’source
  3. Old Frenchostruce‘ostrich’source
  4. Middle Englishostrice‘ostrich’source
  5. Englishostrich‘large flightless bird native to Africa’ · 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 Greek strouthiōn ‘ostrich’.

Roots

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