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stake

/sˈteɪk/STAYK
/sˈteɪk/STAYK

Meaninga stake, a post

Common meaning: a pointed post

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishstacasource
  2. Middle Englishstakesource
  3. Englishstake‘a pointed post’ · 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 staca ‘a stake, a post’.

Roots

  • staca Old English “a stake, a post”

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