virgin
/ˈvɜːdʒɪn/VUR-jin
/ˈvɝdʒɪn/VUR-jin
Meaninga maiden
Common meaning: one who has never had sex
Other meanings: untouched
- virgina maidenLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1995 · scan
Journey through time
- Latinvirgō, -inis‘a maiden’
- Old Frenchvirginesource
- Englishmeaning shiftsa maiden → one who has never had sexvirgin‘one who has never had sex’ · 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 Latin virgō ‘a maiden’.
Roots
- virgō, -inis Latin “a maiden”
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