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hoarseness

/ˈhɔːsnəs/HAWR-snuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈhɔɹsnəs/HAWR-snuhs

Meaningbeing hoarse

Common meaning: roughness of the voice

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishhas‘hoarse’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishhorssource
  3. Englishhoarse‘rough and harsh in voice’
  4. Englishformed in English from hoarsehoarseness‘roughness of the voice’ · 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: Formed in English from hoarse + -ness.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), HOARSE, p.267 · scan

Source words

  • has Old English · source word “little house”

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