puncture
/ˈpʌŋktʃə/PUHNGK-chur
/ˈpʌŋktʃɚ/PUHNGK-chur
Meaninga pricking
Common meaning: a small hole made by something sharp
- punctto prick, pierceLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1491 · scan
- urenoun ending: result or process
Journey through time
- Latinpunctura‘a pricking’source
- Englishpuncture‘a small hole made by something sharp’ · 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 Latin pungō ‘to prick, pierce’.
Roots
- pungō, pupugī, pūnctum Latin “to prick, pierce”
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