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drop

/dˈɹɒp/DROP
/dˈɹɑp/DRAHP

Meaninga small round amount of liquid

Common meaning: a small round amount of liquid

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√DRA‘run’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 161, p. 735 · scan
  2. Old EnglishdropasourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishdropesource
  4. Englishdrop‘a small round amount of liquid’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Old English dropa ‘a small round amount of liquid’.

Roots

  • dropa Old English “a small round amount of liquid”

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