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jew

/ˈdʒuː/JOO
/ˈdʒu/JOO

MeaningJudah (praised)

Common meaning: someone belonging to the Jewish people or religion

Journey through time

  1. Late LatinIudaeus‘a man of Judea’source
  2. Old FrenchJuissource
  3. Middle Englishmeaning shiftsa man of Judea → JewsJewes‘Jews’source
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsJews → someone belonging to the Jewish people or religionjew‘someone belonging to the Jewish people or religion’ · 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 Iudaeus ‘Judah (praised)’.

Roots

  • Iudaeus Late Latin “Judah (praised)”

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