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sick

/ˈsɪk/SIK
/ˈsɪk/SIK

Meaningill, diseased

Common meaning: ill

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishseocsource
  2. Middle Englishsiksource
  3. Englishsick‘ill’ · 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 Old English seoc ‘ill, diseased’.

Roots

  • seoc Old English “ill, diseased”

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