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intestinal

/ɪnˈtestənəl/in-TEH-stuh-nuhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ɪnˈtɛstənəl/in-TEH-stuh-nuhl

Meaningof the intestines

Common meaning: to do with the gut

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Journey through time

  1. Latinintus‘within’source
  2. Latinintestinus‘inward’source
  3. Englishintestine‘the gut’
  4. Englishformed in English from intestineintestinal‘to do with the gut’ · 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 intestine + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), INTESTINE, p.299 · scan

Source words

  • intus Latin · source word “within”

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