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five

/ˈfaɪv/FYV
/ˈfaɪv/FYV

Meaningfive

Common meaning: the number 5

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishfifsource
  2. Middle Englishfifsource
  3. Englishfive‘the number 5’ · 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 Old English fif ‘five’.

Roots

  • fif Old English “five”

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