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stump

/sˈtʌmp/STUHMP
/sˈtʌmp/STUHMP

Meaninga stump, an end

Common meaning: what is left when a tree is cut

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)stumpr‘a stump’source
  2. Middle Englishstumpesource
  3. Englishstump‘what is left when a tree is cut’ · 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 Norse (Icelandic) stumpr ‘a stump, an end’.

Roots

  • stumpr Old Norse (Icelandic) “a stump, an end”

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