aberrational
/ˌæbəˈeɪʃənəl/a-bur-AY-shuh-nuhl
/ˌæbɚˈeɪʃənəl/a-bur-AY-shuh-nuhl
Meaningrelating to a wandering away
Common meaning: relating to aberration
- abaway, off
- errto wander, go astrayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 657 · scan
- ationnoun ending: act or result
- aladjective ending: relating to
‘away, off’ + ‘to wander, go astray’ → aberrational
Journey through time
- Latinaberratio‘a wandering away’source
- Englishaberration‘a departure from what is normal or expected’
- Englishformed in English from aberrationaberrational‘relating to aberration’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to a wandering away. It can be inferred from any of: aberration.
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: Formed in English from aberration + -al (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- errō, errāre Latin “to wander, go astray”
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