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switch

/sˈwɪtʃ/SWICH
/sˈwɪtʃ/SWICH

Meaninga swaying rod

Common meaning: a thin, bendy stick

Journey through time

  1. Old Dutchswick‘a whip, a lash’source
  2. Early English spellingswitssource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa whip, a lash → a thin, bendy stickswitch‘a thin, bendy stick’ · 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 Dutch swick ‘a swaying rod’.

Roots

  • swick Old Dutch “a swaying rod”

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