sake

/ˈseɪk/SAYK
/ˈseɪk/SAYK

Meaninga lawsuit, a dispute

Common meaning: benefit or purpose

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishsacusourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsakesource
  3. Englishsake‘benefit or purpose’ · 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 English sacu ‘a lawsuit, a dispute’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SAKE, p. 523 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • sacu Old English “a lawsuit, a dispute”

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