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pert

/ˈpɜːt/PURT
/ˈpɝt/PURT

Meaningsmart, neat

Common meaning: bold and lively, sometimes cheeky

Journey through time

  1. Welshpert‘smart, spruce’source
  2. Middle Englishpertsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftssmart, spruce → bold and lively, sometimes cheekypert‘bold and lively, sometimes cheeky’ · 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 Welsh pert ‘smart, neat’.

Roots

  • pert Welsh “smart, neat”

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