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toad

/ˈtəʊd/TOHD
/ˈtoʊd/TOHD

Meaningthe toad

Common meaning: a tailless amphibian

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishtadigesourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishtodesource
  3. Englishtoad‘a tailless amphibian’ · 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 English tadige ‘the toad’.

Roots

  • tadige Old English “the toad”

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