electrical
/ɪˈlektɹɪkəl/ih-LEK-trih-kuhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/ih-LEK-trih-kuhl
Meaningof electricity
Common meaning: to do with electricity
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- electramberLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 350 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
- aladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Proto-Indo-European*ark-‘shine’source
- Greekἤλεκτρον‘amber’
- Latinelectrum
- Englishelectric‘of electricity’
- Englishformed in English from electricelectrical‘to do with electricity’ · 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.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from electric + -al.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ELECTRIC, p.187 · scan
Roots
- ἤλεκτρον Greek “amber”
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