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niggard

/ˈnɪɡəd/NIH-gurd
/ˈnɪɡɚd/NIH-gurd

Meaningstingy

Common meaning: a miser

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)hnoggr‘niggardly, stingy’source
  2. Middle Englishnigardsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsniggardly, stingy → a miserniggard‘a miser’ · 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 Old Norse (Icelandic) hnoggr ‘stingy’.

Roots

  • hnoggr Old Norse (Icelandic) “stingy”

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