Wordwyrt

dapper

/ˈdæpə/DA-pur
/ˈdæpɚ/DA-pur

Meaningbrave

Common meaning: neat and smart in dress

Journey through time

  1. Dutchdapper‘bold, brave’source
  2. Early English spellingDapyrsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsbold, brave → neat and smart in dressdapper‘neat and smart in dress’ · 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 dapper ‘brave’.

Roots

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