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sleeve

/sˈliv/SLEEV
/sˈliv/SLEEV

Meaningan arm covering

Common meaning: part of a garment covering the arm

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishslyfsource
  2. Middle Englishsleeuesource
  3. Englishsleeve‘part of a garment covering the arm’ · 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 English slyf ‘an arm covering’.

Roots

  • slyf Old English “an arm covering”

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