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sumpter

/ˈsʌmptə/SUHMP-tur
/ˈsʌmptɚ/SUHMP-tur

Meaninga pack-horse

Common meaning: a packhorse

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinsagmarius‘a pack-horse’source
  2. Old Frenchsomier‘a pack-horse’source
  3. Middle Englishsomer‘a pack-horse’source
  4. Englishsumpter‘a packhorse’ · 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 Late Latin sagmarius ‘a pack-horse’.

Roots

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