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sill

/ˈsɪl/SIL
/ˈsɪl/SIL

Meaninga threshold beam

Common meaning: the base of a window or door

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsyl‘a base, support’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishsillesource
  3. Englishsill‘the base of a window or door’ · 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 Old English syl ‘a threshold beam’.

Roots

  • syl Old English “a threshold beam”

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