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sty

/sˈtaɪ/STIGH
/sˈtaɪ/STIGH

Meaninganimal enclosure

Common meaning: enclosure for pigs

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√STIGH‘stride, to climb’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 429, p. 745 · scan
  2. Old Englishstigo‘animal enclosure’source
  3. Middle Englishstie‘pig enclosure’source
  4. Englishsty‘enclosure for pigs’ · 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 stigo ‘animal enclosure’.

Roots

  • stigo Old English “animal enclosure”

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