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eddy

/ˈedi/EH-dee
/ˈɛdi/EH-dee

Meaninga whirlpool

Common meaning: a small whirl of water

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)iða‘a whirlpool’source
  2. Swedish (dialect)ida‘an eddy’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa whirlpool → a small whirl of watereddy‘a small whirl of water’ · 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 Old Norse (Icelandic) iða ‘a whirlpool’.

Roots

  • iða Old Norse (Icelandic) “a whirlpool”

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