cardinal
/ˈkɑːdənəl/KAHR-duh-nuhl
/ˈkɑɹdənəl/KAHR-duh-nuhl
Meaninga hinge; chief
Common meaning: chief, pivotal
Other meanings: a senior church official
- cardina hinge; a pivotLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 291 · scan
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Aryan root · reconstructed√KARD‘swing about, jump’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 62, p. 732 · scan
- Latincardō, -inis‘a hinge’
- Englishcardinal‘chief, pivotal’ · 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 cardō ‘a hinge; a pivot’.
Roots
- cardō, -inis Latin “a hinge; a pivot”
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