vine

/ˈvaɪn/VYN
/ˈvaɪn/VYN

Meaninga vine

Common meaning: a climbing plant, especially for grapes

Journey through time

  1. Latinvīnum; vīnea‘wine’
  2. Middle Englishvinesource
  3. Englishvine‘a climbing plant, especially for grapes’ · today

vin also in: vinegarvintagevineyard

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 Latin vīnum; vīnea ‘wine; a vineyard’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vīnum, p. 1993 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry VINEGAR, p. 687 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

vinegarvineyardvintage

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