Wordwyrt

cramp

/kˈɹæmp/KRAMP
/kˈɹæmp/KRAMP

Meaningmuscle spasm

Common meaning: sudden painful tightening of a muscle

Journey through time

  1. Dutchkramp‘muscle spasm’source
  2. Frenchcrampe‘muscle spasm’source
  3. Englishcramp‘sudden painful tightening of a muscle’ · 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 Dutch kramp ‘muscle spasm’.

Roots

  • kramp Dutch “muscle spasm”

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