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silt

/ˈsɪlt/SILT
/ˈsɪlt/SILT

Meaningto strain

Common meaning: fine sediment

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)sia‘to filter’source
  2. Middle Englishsiltesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto filter → fine sedimentsilt‘fine sediment’ · 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.
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Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) sia ‘to strain’.

Roots

  • sia Old Norse (Icelandic) “to strain”

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