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swamp

/sˈwɒmp/SWOMP
/sˈwɑmp/SWAHMP

Meaningsponge

Common meaning: wet, spongy ground

Journey through time

  1. Danishsvamp‘a sponge’source
  2. Early English spellingSwompsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa sponge → wet, spongy groundswamp‘wet, spongy ground’ · 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 Danish svamp ‘sponge’.

Roots

  • svamp Danish “sponge”

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