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participle

/ˈpɑːtɪˌsɪpəl/PAHR-tih-sih-puhl
/ˈpɑɹtɪˌsɪpəl/PAHR-tih-sih-puhl

Meaninga participle

Common meaning: verb form used in expressions such as a broken branch or has broken

Journey through time

  1. Latinparticipium‘a participle’source
  2. Frenchparticipe‘participle’source
  3. Englishparticiple‘verb form used in expressions such as a broken branch or has broken’ · 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 Latin participium ‘a participle’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PARTICIPLE, p. 423 · dictionary scan

Roots

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