sculpture
/sˈkʌlptʃə/SKUHLP-chur
/sˈkʌlptʃɚ/SKUHLP-chur
Meaninga carving
Common meaning: carved art
- sculpto carve, chiselLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1650 · scan
- turenoun ending: result or process
Journey through time
- Latinsculpō, sculpsī, sculptum‘to carve, chisel’
- Frenchsculpture
- Middle Englishsculpturesource
- Englishsculpture‘carved art’ · 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 sculpō ‘to carve, chisel’.
Roots
- sculpō, sculpsī, sculptum Latin “to carve, chisel”
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