coward
/ˈkaʊəd/KOW-urd
/ˈkaʊɚd/KOW-urd
Meaningone with tail (between legs)
Common meaning: one lacking courage (tail between legs)
- cowa tailLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 303 · scan
- ardnoun ending: someone marked by a habit
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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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin cauda ‘a tail’.
Roots
- cauda, -ae Latin “a tail”
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