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keg

/ˈkeɡ/KEG
/ˈkɛɡ/KEG

Meaninga cask

Common meaning: a small barrel

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)kaggi‘a keg, cask’source
  2. Swedishkagge‘a keg’source
  3. Englishkeg‘a small barrel’ · 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 Old Norse (Icelandic) kaggi ‘a cask’.

Roots

  • kaggi Old Norse (Icelandic) “a cask”

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