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stab

/sˈtæb/STAB
/sˈtæb/STAB

Meaninga stake, a stab

Common meaning: to pierce

Journey through time

  1. Irishstobaim‘I stab’source
  2. Middle Englishstabbesource
  3. Englishstab‘to pierce’ · 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 Irish stobaim ‘a stake, a stab’.

Roots

  • stobaim Irish “a stake, a stab”

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