contrite
/kəntˈɹaɪt/kuhn-TRYT
/kəntˈɹaɪt/kuhn-TRYT
Meaningworn down
Common meaning: feeling regret
- conwith, together; thoroughly
- tritto rub, wear awayLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1859 · scan
‘with, together’ + ‘to rub, wear away’ → contrite
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
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Origin: Built on Latin terō ‘to rub, wear away’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry terō, p. 1859 · dictionary scan
Roots
- terō, trīvī, trītum Latin “to rub, wear away”
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