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cornet

/kɔːˈnet/kawr-NET
/kɔɹˈnɛt/kawr-NET

Meaninga little horn

Common meaning: a small brass instrument

Other meanings: a cone

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√KAR‘be hard or rough’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 55, p. 732 · scan
  2. Latincornū‘a horn’
  3. Frenchcorne
  4. Englishcornet‘a small brass instrument’ · today

corn also in: corneaunicorn

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 cornū ‘a horn’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry cornū, p. 470 · dictionary scan

Roots

Related words

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