umpire
/ˈʌmˌpaɪə/UHM-pigh-ur
/ˈʌmˌpaɪɚ/UHM-pigh-ur
Meaninga non-equal (odd man)
Common meaning: a referee in a game
- umfrom Old French non-: not (an a- moved over)
- pireequal, evenly matchedLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1300 · scan
‘not (an a- moved over)’ + ‘equal, evenly matched’ → umpire
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 pār ‘equal, evenly matched’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pār, p. 1300 · dictionary scan
Roots
- pār, paris Latin “equal, evenly matched”
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