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rotten

/ˈɹɒtən/RO-tuhn
/ˈɹɑtən/RAH-tuhn

Meaningrotten

Common meaning: decayed

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)rotinn‘rotten’source
  2. Middle Englishrotensource
  3. Englishrotten‘decayed’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) rotinn ‘rotten’.

Roots

  • rotinn Old Norse (Icelandic) “rotten”

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