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inter

/ˌɪnˈtɜː/in-TUR
/ˌɪnˈtɝ/in-TUR

Meaninginto the ground

Common meaning: to bury

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√TARS‘be dry, to thirst’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 139, p. 735 · scan
  2. Late Latininterraresource
  3. Frenchenterrer‘to interre, bury’source
  4. Middle Englishenterrensource
  5. Englishinter‘to bury’ · 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 Late Latin interrare ‘into the ground’.

Roots

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