turret
/ˈtɜːət/TUR-uht
/ˈtɝət/TUR-uht
Meaninga small tower
Common meaning: a small tower
- turra towerLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1919 · scan
- etsmall-thing ending (from French)
Journey through time
- Latinturris, -is‘a tower’
- Middle Englishtouretsource
- Englishturret‘a small tower’ · 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 Latin turris ‘a tower’.
Roots
- turris, -is Latin “a tower”
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