scorpion
/sˈkɔːpiən/SKAWR-pee-uhn
/sˈkɔɹpiən/SKAWR-pee-uhn
Meaninga scorpion
Common meaning: a stinging arachnid
- scorpa scorpionLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 735 · scan
- ionnoun ending: act or result
Journey through time
- Greekσκορπίος‘a scorpion’
- Latinscorpionem
- Frenchscorpion
- Middle Englishscorpionsource
- Englishscorpion‘a stinging arachnid’ · 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 Greek σκορπίος ‘a scorpion’.
Roots
- σκορπίος Greek “a scorpion”
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