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nest

/ˈnest/NEST
/ˈnɛst/NEST

Meaninga nest

Common meaning: a structure built by a bird for eggs and young

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√NAS‘go to, to visit, repair to’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 183, p. 736 · scan
  2. Old Englishmest‘a nest’sourceB&T
  3. Middle Englishnest‘nest’source
  4. Englishnest‘a structure built by a bird for eggs and young’ · 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 English mest ‘a nest’.

Roots

  • mest Old English “a nest”

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