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soot

/ˈsʊt/SUUT
/ˈsʊt/SUUT

Meaningsoot

Common meaning: black powder left by burning

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishsdt‘soot’source
  2. Middle Englishsosource
  3. Englishsoot‘black powder left by burning’ · 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 Old English sdt ‘soot’.

Roots

  • sdt Old English “soot”

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