reservoir
/ˈɹezəvˌwɑː/REH-zuhv-wahr
/ˈɹɛzəvˌwɑɹ/REH-zuhv-wahr
Meaninga keeping place
Common meaning: a store, especially of water
- reagain; back
- servto keep safe, watch overLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1682 · scan
- oirFrench noun ending: a place for
‘again’ + ‘to keep safe, watch over’ → reservoir
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 servō ‘to keep safe, watch over’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry servō, p. 1682 · dictionary scan
Roots
- servō, servāre, servāvī, servātum Latin “to keep safe, watch over”
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