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joist

/ˈdʒɔɪst/JOYST
/ˈdʒɔɪst/JOYST

Meaninga resting place or beam

Common meaning: a beam that supports a floor or ceiling

Journey through time

  1. Frenchgesirsource
  2. Old Frenchgiste‘a resting place or beam’source
  3. Middle Englishgiste‘floor beam’source
  4. Englishjoist‘a beam that supports a floor or ceiling’ · 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.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on French gesir ‘a resting place or beam’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), entry JOIST, p. 273 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • gesir French “a resting place or beam”

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