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ejective

Meaningthrown out

Common meaning: a consonant made by pushing air out with the throat closed

‘out’ + ‘to throw, hurl’ → ejective

Journey through time

  1. Latiniaciō (jaciō), iēcī, iactum‘to throw, hurl’
  2. Englishejective‘a consonant made by pushing air out with the throat closed’ · today

e- also in: emitejecteraseerecterode

ject also in: ejectejectoradjectivemicroinject

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: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin iaciō (jaciō) ‘to throw, hurl’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry iaciō (jaciō), p. 1009 · dictionary scan

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Related words

adjectiveejectejectormicroinjectobjectproject

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