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stoup

/sˈtuːp/STOOP
/sˈtup/STOOP

Meaningcup

Common meaning: basin for holy water or a drinking vessel

Journey through time

  1. Old Norsestaup‘cup’source
  2. Middle Englishstope‘cup’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftscup → basin for holy water or a drinking vesselstoup‘basin for holy water or a drinking vessel’ · 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 Norse staup ‘cup’.

Roots

  • staup Old Norse “cup”

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