cranium
/kˈɹeɪˌniəm/KRAY-nee-uhm
/kˈɹeɪˌniəm/KRAY-nee-uhm
Meaningthe skull
Common meaning: the skull
- cranthe skullLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 448 · scan
- iumLatin noun ending
Journey through time
- Greekκρανίον‘the skull’
- Latincranium
- Englishcranium‘the skull’ · 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.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Greek κρανίον ‘the skull’.
Roots
- κρανίον Greek “the skull”
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