Wordwyrt

stiver

/sˈtaɪvə/STIGH-vur
/sˈtaɪvɚ/STIGH-vur

Meaninga small coin

Common meaning: an old Dutch penny

Journey through time

  1. Dutchstuyver‘a small coin’source
  2. Dutchstuiversource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa small coin → an old Dutch pennystiver‘an old Dutch penny’ · 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 Dutch stuyver ‘a small coin’.

Roots

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