venom
/ˈvenəm/VEH-nuhm
/ˈvɛnəm/VEH-nuhm
Meaningpoison
Common meaning: poison from an animal bite
- venompoisonLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1967 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinvenēnum, -ī‘poison’
- Old Frenchvenimsource
- Englishvenom‘poison from an animal bite’ · 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 venēnum ‘poison’.
Roots
- venēnum, -ī Latin “poison”
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