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constable

/ˈkɒnstəbəl/KON-stuh-buhl
/ˈkɑnstəbəl/KAHN-stuh-buhl

Meaningcount of the stable

Common meaning: a police officer

Other meanings: once a high officer of state

Journey through time

  1. Latincontactus‘a touching’source
  2. Old Frenchconestablesource
  3. Middle Englishconstablesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsa touching → a police officerconstable‘a police officer’ · 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.
  • 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 contactus ‘count of the stable’.

Roots

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