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hinge

/ˈhɪndʒ/HINJ
/ˈhɪndʒ/HINJ

Meaningto hang

Common meaning: the joint a door turns on

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)hengja‘to hang’source
  2. Middle Englishhengesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto hang → the joint a door turns onhinge‘the joint a door turns on’ · 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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) hengja ‘to hang’.

Roots

  • hengja Old Norse (Icelandic) “to hang”

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