hostile
/ˈhɒstəl/HO-stuhl
/ˈhɑstəl/HAH-stuhl
Meaningof an enemy
Common meaning: unfriendly, opposed
- hostan enemy; once, a strangerLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 867 · scan
- ileadjective ending: relating to
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 Latin hostis ‘an enemy; once, a stranger’.
Roots
- hostis, -is Latin “an enemy; once, a stranger”
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