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crystal

/kˈɹɪstəl/KRIH-stuhl
/kˈɹɪstəl/KRIH-stuhl

Meaningice

Common meaning: clear rock or glass

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√KRU‘be hard, stiff, or sore’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 82, p. 733 · scan
  2. Greekκρύος; κρύσταλλος‘icy cold’
  3. Middle Englishcristalsource
  4. Englishcrystal‘clear rock or glass’ · 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 Greek κρύος; κρύσταλλος ‘icy cold; ice’.

Roots

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