hippodrome
/ˈhɪpədˌɹəʊm/HIH-puh-drohm
/ˈhɪpədˌɹoʊm/HIH-puh-drohm
Meaninga horse course
Common meaning: a racecourse for horses
- hippa horseLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 382 · scan
- droma run; a racecourseLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 212 · scan
‘a horse’ + ‘a run’ → hippodrome
Journey through time
Neither part’s path through time is traced in our sources yet; each root is shown from its dictionary entry.
- hipp — Greek ἵππος “a horse” (dictionary form; path not traced)
- drom — Greek δρόμος “a run; a racecourse” (dictionary form; path not traced)
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 Greek ἵππος ‘a horse’ + Greek δρόμος ‘a run; a racecourse’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), entry δρόμος, p. 212 · dictionary scan
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