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skein

/sˈkeɪn/SKAYN
/sˈkeɪn/SKAYN

Meaninga coil of thread

Common meaning: a loose coil of yarn

Journey through time

  1. Irishsgainne‘a flaw, crack, fissure’source
  2. Middle Englishskeynesource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa flaw, crack, fissure → a loose coil of yarnskein‘a loose coil of yarn’ · 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 Irish sgainne ‘a coil of thread’.

Roots

  • sgainne Irish “a coil of thread”

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