calvary
/ˈkælvəi/KAL-vur-ee
/ˈkælvɚi/KAL-vur-ee
Meaningthe bald place (a skull)
Common meaning: a scene of suffering, after the 'skull' hill
- calvbaldLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 273 · scan
- aryending: linked with, or a place for
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 calvus ‘bald’.
Roots
- calvus, -a, -um Latin “bald”
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