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feldspar

/ˈfeldsˌpɑː/FELD-spahr
/ˈfɛldsˌpɑɹ/FELD-spahr

Meaningfield spar

Common meaning: a common rock-forming mineral

Journey through time

  1. Germanfeld‘a field’source
  2. Germanfeldspathsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa field → a common rock-forming mineralfeldspar‘a common rock-forming mineral’ · 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: Built on German feld ‘field spar’.

Roots

  • feld German “field spar”

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