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heath

/ˈhiθ/HEETH
/ˈhiθ/HEETH

Meaninguncultivated ground

Common meaning: a tract of open, low-growing vegetation

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishheth‘uncultivated ground’source
  2. Middle Englishhethe‘heath’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsuncultivated ground → a tract of open, low-growing vegetationheath‘a tract of open, low-growing vegetation’ · 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 heth ‘uncultivated ground’.

Roots

  • heth Old English “uncultivated ground”

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