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dictionary | noun | enwiktionary | Word: dictionary Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dictiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzi... |
dictionary | verb | enwiktionary | Word: dictionary Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ- Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti Proto-Italic *deikō Latin dīcō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin dictiō Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzi... |
free | adj | enwiktionary | Word: free Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free From Middle English fre, from Old English frēo, frēoh, frī, friġ, frīoh (“free”), f... |
free | adv | enwiktionary | Word: free Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English fre English free From Middle English fre, from Old English frēo, frēoh, frī, friġ, frīoh (“free”), f... |
free | verb | enwiktionary | Word: free Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English freen, freoȝen, from Old English frēon, frēoġan (“to free; make free”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijōn, from Proto-Germanic *frijōną, from Proto-Indo-European *preyH-, and is cognate with German freien, Dutch vrijen, Czech přát, Serbo-Croatian prijati, Po... |
free | noun | enwiktionary | Word: free Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /fɹiː/, [fɹɪi̯], /fɹɪj/, /fɹi/ 1. Abbreviation of free kick. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: Whether deserved or not, the free gave Cresswell the chance to cover himself in glory with a shot on goal after the siren. 2. A free transfer. Example: Hargreaves, who left M... |
free | num | enwiktionary | Word: free Part of Speech: num Pronunciation: /fɹiː/, [fɹɪi̯], /fɹɪj/, /fɹi/ 1. Pronunciation spelling of three Labels: alt-of, colloquial, pronunciation-spelling |
thesaurus | noun | enwiktionary | Word: thesaurus Part of Speech: noun Etymology: 16th century, borrowed from Latin thēsaurus, from Ancient Greek θησαυρός (thēsaurós, “storehouse, treasure”); its current English usage/meaning was established soon after the publication of Peter Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases in 1852. Doublet of treasure.... |
encyclopedia | noun | enwiktionary | Word: encyclopedia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Ancient Greek ἐν (en) Ancient Greek ἐν- (en-) Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos) Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Ancient Greek -ῐος (-ĭos) Ancient Greek ἐγκύκλῐος (enkúklĭos) Pro... |
portmanteau | noun | enwiktionary | Word: portmanteau Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic... |
portmanteau | adj | enwiktionary | Word: portmanteau Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic ... |
portmanteau | verb | enwiktionary | Word: portmanteau Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic... |
encyclopaedia | noun | enwiktionary | Word: encyclopaedia Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin encyclopaedia; the English word is an etymologically restored spelling variant of earlier encyclopedia, q.v. Pronunciation: /ɪnˌsaɪ.kləˈpi(ː).di.ə/, /ɛn-/ 1. Commonwealth standard spelling of encyclopedia. |
cat | noun | enwiktionary | Word: cat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat From Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt (“male cat”), catte (“female cat”), from Proto-West Germanic *kattu, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, generally tho... |
cat | verb | enwiktionary | Word: cat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kattuz Proto-West Germanic *kattu Old English catt Middle English cat English cat From Middle English cat, catte, from Old English catt (“male cat”), catte (“female cat”), from Proto-West Germanic *kattu, from Proto-Germanic *kattuz, generally tho... |
cat | noun | enwiktionary | Word: cat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From concatenate, derived from the program's function of concatenating files. Compare concat. Pronunciation: /ˈkat/, [ˈkʰat], /ˈkæt/, [ˈkʰæt], [ˈkʰeə̯t] 1. A program and command in Unix that reads one or more files and directs their content to the standard output. |
cat | verb | enwiktionary | Word: cat Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From concatenate, derived from the program's function of concatenating files. Compare concat. Pronunciation: /ˈkat/, [ˈkʰat], /ˈkæt/, [ˈkʰæt], [ˈkʰeə̯t] 1. To apply the cat command to (one or more files). Labels: transitive 2. To dump large amounts of data on (an unprepared tar... |
cat | noun | enwiktionary | Word: cat Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /ˈkat/, [ˈkʰat], /ˈkæt/, [ˈkʰæt], [ˈkʰeə̯t] 1. A street name of the drug methcathinone. Labels: slang 2. Abbreviation of catapult. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: a carrier's bow cats 3. Abbreviation of catalytic converter. Labels: abbreviati... |
cat | adj | enwiktionary | Word: cat Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Abbreviations. Pronunciation: /ˈkat/, [ˈkʰat], /ˈkæt/, [ˈkʰæt], [ˈkʰeə̯t] 1. Catastrophic; terrible, disastrous. Labels: Ireland, colloquial, not-comparable Example: The weather was cat, so they returned home early. |
gratis | adj | enwiktionary | Word: gratis Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin grātiīs Latin gratisbor. English... |
gratis | adv | enwiktionary | Word: gratis Part of Speech: adv Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós Proto-Italic *gʷrātos Latin grātus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin grātiīs Latin gratisbor. English... |
word | noun | enwiktionary | Word: word Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English word, from Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰom (“word”), from *werh₁- (“to say, speak”). Doublet of verb, verve, and vort; further related to vrata. Cognates Cognate with S... |
word | verb | enwiktionary | Word: word Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English word, from Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰom (“word”), from *werh₁- (“to say, speak”). Doublet of verb, verve, and vort; further related to vrata. Cognates Cognate with S... |
word | intj | enwiktionary | Word: word Part of Speech: intj Etymology: From Middle English word, from Old English word, from Proto-West Germanic *word, from Proto-Germanic *wurdą (“word”), from Proto-Indo-European *werdʰom (“word”), from *werh₁- (“to say, speak”). Doublet of verb, verve, and vort; further related to vrata. Cognates Cognate with S... |
word | verb | enwiktionary | Word: word Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Variant of worth (“to become, turn into, grow, get”), from Middle English worthen, from Old English weorþan (“to turn into, become, grow”), from Proto-West Germanic *werþan, from Proto-Germanic *werþaną (“to turn, turn into, become”). More at worth § Verb. Pronunciation: /wɜːd... |
livre | noun | enwiktionary | Word: livre Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Borrowed from French livre. Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, lira, litra, litre, and rottol. Pronunciation: /ˈliːvɹə/, /ˈliːvə(ɹ)/ 1. A unit of currency formerly used in France, divided into 20 sols or sous. Labels: historical Example: They like to see them awarded c... |
book | noun | enwiktionary | Word: book Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂ǵosder.? Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-der.? Proto-Germanic *bōks Proto-West Germanic *bōk Old English bōc Middle English bok English book From Middle English bok, book, from Old English bōc, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germ... |
book | verb | enwiktionary | Word: book Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Old English bōcian Middle English booken English book From Middle English booken, boken, from Old English bōcian, ġebōcian, from the noun (see above). Pronunciation: /bʊk/, /bɵk/, /buːk/, /bʉk/ 1. To reserve (something) for future use. Labels: transitive Example... |
book | verb | enwiktionary | Word: book Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English book, bok, from Old English bōc, from Proto-Germanic *bōk, first and third person singular indicative past tense of Proto-Germanic *bakaną (“to bake”). Pronunciation: /bʊk/, /bɵk/, /buːk/, /bʉk/ 1. simple past of bake Labels: Northern-England, UK, dialectal... |
pound | noun | enwiktionary | Word: pound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pound, from Old English pund (“a pound, weight”), from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą (“pound, weight”), an early borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”), ablative form of pondus (“weight”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to p... |
pound | verb | enwiktionary | Word: pound Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pound, from Old English pund (“a pound, weight”), from Proto-West Germanic *pund, from Proto-Germanic *pundą (“pound, weight”), an early borrowing from Latin pondō (“by weight”), ablative form of pondus (“weight”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pend- (“to p... |
pound | noun | enwiktionary | Word: pound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pounde, ponde, pund, from Old English *pund (“an enclosure”). Related to Old English pyndan (“to enclose, shut up, dam, impound”). Compare also Old English pynd (“a cistern, lake”). Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊ̯nd/, [ˈpʰaʊ̯nd], /ˈpæʊ̯nd/, [ˈpʰæʊ̯nd], /ˈpaːnd/ 1. A... |
pound | verb | enwiktionary | Word: pound Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pounde, ponde, pund, from Old English *pund (“an enclosure”). Related to Old English pyndan (“to enclose, shut up, dam, impound”). Compare also Old English pynd (“a cistern, lake”). Pronunciation: /ˈpaʊ̯nd/, [ˈpʰaʊ̯nd], /ˈpæʊ̯nd/, [ˈpʰæʊ̯nd], /ˈpaːnd/ 1. T... |
pound | verb | enwiktionary | Word: pound Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From an alteration of earlier poun, pown, from Middle English pounen, from Old English pūnian (“to pound, beat, bray, bruise, crush”), from Proto-West Germanic *pūn- (“broken pieces, rubble”). Related to Saterland Frisian Pün (“debris, fragments”), West Frisian pún (“debris, ... |
pound | noun | enwiktionary | Word: pound Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From an alteration of earlier poun, pown, from Middle English pounen, from Old English pūnian (“to pound, beat, bray, bruise, crush”), from Proto-West Germanic *pūn- (“broken pieces, rubble”). Related to Saterland Frisian Pün (“debris, fragments”), West Frisian pún (“debris, ... |
GDP | noun | enwiktionary | Word: GDP Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒiːdiːˈpiː/ 1. Initialism of gross domestic product. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable, usually Example: Economics is a messy discipline: too fluid to be a science, too rigorous to be an art. Perhaps it is fitting that economists’ most-used metric, g... |
rain cats and dogs | verb | enwiktionary | Word: rain cats and dogs Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Unknown, but see examples of early use in Citations. 1. To rain very heavily. Labels: idiomatic, impersonal Example: ["]Those weather-gaws aren't out for nothing. It'll rain cats and dogs to-morrow." Marigold wondered what weather-gaws were—and then forgot in thi... |
pond | noun | enwiktionary | Word: pond Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pond, ponde (“pond, pool”), probably from Old English *pond, *pand (attested in placenames), a variant of *pund (“enclosure”). Doublet of pound. Pronunciation: /pɒnd/, /pɑnd/, /pʌnd/ 1. An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is s... |
pond | name | enwiktionary | Word: pond Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English pond, ponde (“pond, pool”), probably from Old English *pond, *pand (attested in placenames), a variant of *pund (“enclosure”). Doublet of pound. Pronunciation: /pɒnd/, /pɑnd/, /pʌnd/ 1. Chiefly in across the pond: the Atlantic Ocean. Labels: informal Exampl... |
pond | verb | enwiktionary | Word: pond Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pond, ponde (“pond, pool”), probably from Old English *pond, *pand (attested in placenames), a variant of *pund (“enclosure”). Doublet of pound. Pronunciation: /pɒnd/, /pɑnd/, /pʌnd/ 1. To block the flow of water so that it can escape only through evaporati... |
pond | verb | enwiktionary | Word: pond Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Clipping of ponder. Pronunciation: /pɒnd/, /pɑnd/, /pʌnd/ 1. To ponder. Labels: obsolete, transitive Example: Pleaseth you, pond your suppliant's plaint. |
pies | noun | enwiktionary | Word: pies Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /paɪz/ 1. plural of pie Labels: form-of, plural |
pies | verb | enwiktionary | Word: pies Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /paɪz/ 1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pie Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person 2. third-person singular simple present indicative of pi Labels: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person |
nonsense | noun | enwiktionary | Word: nonsense Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- ... |
nonsense | verb | enwiktionary | Word: nonsense Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- ... |
nonsense | adj | enwiktionary | Word: nonsense Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- E... |
nonsense | intj | enwiktionary | Word: nonsense Part of Speech: intj Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- ... |
pie | noun | enwiktionary | Word: pie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pye, pie, pey (“baked dish, filled pastry”), possibly attested earlier (c. 1199) in the surname Piehus (“pie-house?”). Further origin uncertain. Relation to Middle English pie, pye (“magpie”) has been suggested due to correspondences between other similar fo... |
pie | verb | enwiktionary | Word: pie Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English pye, pie, pey (“baked dish, filled pastry”), possibly attested earlier (c. 1199) in the surname Piehus (“pie-house?”). Further origin uncertain. Relation to Middle English pie, pye (“magpie”) has been suggested due to correspondences between other similar fo... |
pie | noun | enwiktionary | Word: pie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English pye, from Old French pie, from Latin pīca, feminine of pīcus (“woodpecker”). Doublet of pica and speight. Pronunciation: /paɪ/, /pɑɪ/ 1. Magpie. Labels: obsolete Example: Joe looked as if he thought this talk was like the chattering of a pie. |
pie | noun | enwiktionary | Word: pie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi पाई (pāī, “low-denomination coin”), from Sanskrit पादिका (pādikā, “foot, shoe”), from पाद (pāda, “foot, base, quarter”) + -इक (-ika, “-ic: forming adjectives”). Pronunciation: /paɪ/, /pɑɪ/ 1. A former low-denomination coin of northern India. Labels: historical Exampl... |
pie | noun | enwiktionary | Word: pie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Hindi पाहि (pāhi, “migrant farmer, passer-through”), from Sanskrit पार्श्व (pārśva, “side, vicinity”). Pronunciation: /paɪ/, /pɑɪ/ 1. Ellipsis of pie-dog (“an Indian breed, a stray dog in Indian contexts”). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis |
pie | noun | enwiktionary | Word: pie Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Spanish pie (“foot, Spanish foot”). Doublet of foot, pes, and pous. Pronunciation: /paɪ/, /pɑɪ/ 1. A traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 27.9 cm. Labels: historical |
pie | noun | enwiktionary | Word: pie Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /paɪ/, /pɑɪ/ 1. Alternative form of pi (“metal type that has been spilled, mixed together, or disordered”). Labels: alt-of, alternative |
pie | verb | enwiktionary | Word: pie Part of Speech: verb Pronunciation: /paɪ/, /pɑɪ/ 1. Alternative form of pi (“to spill or mix printing type”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, transitive Example: The door of the [printing] shop was shattered. He went in. The presses were broken. The type pied. |
A | character | enwiktionary | Word: A Part of Speech: character Etymology: From Middle English and Old English upper case letter A and split of Middle English and Old English upper case letter Æ. * The Old English letters A and Æ replaced the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters ᚪ (a, “āc”) and ᚫ (æ, “æsc”), derived from the Runic letter ᚫ (a, “Ansuz”), in ... |
A | num | enwiktionary | Word: A Part of Speech: num Etymology: From Middle English and Old English upper case letter A and split of Middle English and Old English upper case letter Æ. * The Old English letters A and Æ replaced the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letters ᚪ (a, “āc”) and ᚫ (æ, “æsc”), derived from the Runic letter ᚫ (a, “Ansuz”), in the 7t... |
A | symbol | enwiktionary | Word: A Part of Speech: symbol Etymology: * (highest rank, grade, music): From the initial position of the letter A in the English alphabet. * (blood type): From A antigen 1. A rank, normally the highest rank, on any of various scales that assign letters. Example: We assign each item inspected a rating from A through G... |
A | noun | enwiktionary | Word: A Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * (highest rank, grade, music): From the initial position of the letter A in the English alphabet. * (blood type): From A antigen 1. Ace. (including in card games) 2. Acre. 3. Adult; as used in film rating. 4. Ammeter. 5. Angstrom. Labels: nonstandard 6. Answer. 7. An assist. 8. ... |
A | adj | enwiktionary | Word: A Part of Speech: adj Etymology: * (highest rank, grade, music): From the initial position of the letter A in the English alphabet. * (blood type): From A antigen 1. Atom; atomic. |
crow | noun | enwiktionary | Word: crow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below. Pronunciation: /kɹəʊ/, /kɹoʊ/ 1. A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus... |
crow | adj | enwiktionary | Word: crow Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English crowe, from Old English crāwe, from Proto-West Germanic *krāā, from Proto-Germanic *krēǭ (compare West Frisian krie, Dutch kraai, German Krähe), from *krēaną (“to crow”). See below. Pronunciation: /kɹəʊ/, /kɹoʊ/ 1. Dark black, the color of a crow; crow-black... |
crow | verb | enwiktionary | Word: crow Part of Speech: verb Etymology: The verb is from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwan (past tense crēow, past participle crāwen), from Proto-West Germanic *krāan, from Proto-Germanic *krēaną, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *gerH- (“to cry hoarsely”). The noun is from Middle English crowe, from ... |
crow | noun | enwiktionary | Word: crow Part of Speech: noun Etymology: The verb is from Middle English crowen, from Old English crāwan (past tense crēow, past participle crāwen), from Proto-West Germanic *krāan, from Proto-Germanic *krēaną, from imitative Proto-Indo-European *gerH- (“to cry hoarsely”). The noun is from Middle English crowe, from ... |
crow | noun | enwiktionary | Word: crow Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /kɹəʊ/, /kɹoʊ/ 1. Alternative spelling of cro (“marijuana”). Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: My young boys hop out the ride in a crop yard searching, tryna find this crow |
raven | noun | enwiktionary | Word: raven Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English raven, reven (“raven (Corvus corax); carrion crow (Corvus corone); rook (Corvus frugilegus) (?); the constellation Corvus; gall nuts of the Aleppo oak (Quercus infectoria) used to make black ink”), from Old English hræfn (“raven”), from Proto-West Germanic... |
raven | adj | enwiktionary | Word: raven Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From Middle English raven, reven (“raven (Corvus corax); carrion crow (Corvus corone); rook (Corvus frugilegus) (?); the constellation Corvus; gall nuts of the Aleppo oak (Quercus infectoria) used to make black ink”), from Old English hræfn (“raven”), from Proto-West Germanic ... |
raven | noun | enwiktionary | Word: raven Part of Speech: noun Etymology: A variant of ravin, from Middle English ravin, ravine, raven (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæv(ɪ)n/, /ˈɹæv(ə)n/ 1. Alternative spelling of ravin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Example: The. iiii. rule. […] If thou withdrawe thine handes, and forbere, / The rauens of any... |
raven | adj | enwiktionary | Word: raven Part of Speech: adj Etymology: A variant of ravin, from Middle English ravin, ravine, raven (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæv(ɪ)n/, /ˈɹæv(ə)n/ 1. Alternative spelling of ravin. Labels: alt-of, alternative, obsolete |
raven | verb | enwiktionary | Word: raven Part of Speech: verb Etymology: A variant of ravin, from Middle English ravin, ravine, raven (noun). Pronunciation: /ˈɹæv(ɪ)n/, /ˈɹæv(ə)n/ 1. Alternative spelling of ravin. Labels: archaic, transitive Example: [They] aſſaulted by night a certen aũciẽt [auncient] gentleman at home in his owne houſe, which ha... |
elephant | noun | enwiktionary | Word: elephant Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English elefant, elefaunt, from Old French elefant, elefan, olifant, re-latinized in Middle French as elephant, from Latin elephantus, from Ancient Greek ἐλέφᾱς (eléphās) (gen. ἐλέφαντος (eléphantos)). Believed to be derived from an Afroasiatic form such as Pro... |
Pope Julius | name | enwiktionary | Word: Pope Julius Part of Speech: name Etymology: Unknown. Presumably named after Pope Julius II, the Warrior Pope. 1. A sixteenth-century gambling card game about which little is known. Labels: obsolete Example: Of Pope Julius cardys he ys chefe cardynall. Example: Item the laste day delived unto the kings grace which... |
GNU FDL | name | enwiktionary | Word: GNU FDL Part of Speech: name Pronunciation: /ɡən(j)uː ɛf diː ɛl/, /d͡ʒiː ɛn juː ɛf diː ɛl/ 1. Partial initialism of GNU Free Documentation License. |
brown | noun | enwiktionary | Word: brown Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Inherited from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn (“brown; dark; dusky”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-. Doublet of bruin. Cognates * Dutch bruin * German braun * Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nyno... |
brown | adj | enwiktionary | Word: brown Part of Speech: adj Etymology: Inherited from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn (“brown; dark; dusky”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-. Doublet of bruin. Cognates * Dutch bruin * German braun * Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynor... |
brown | verb | enwiktionary | Word: brown Part of Speech: verb Etymology: Inherited from Middle English broun, from Old English brūn (“brown; dark; dusky”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-. Doublet of bruin. Cognates * Dutch bruin * German braun * Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nyno... |
December | name | enwiktionary | Word: December Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Italic *dekəm Latin decem Latin December Latin decemberbor. Old French decembrebor. Middle English December English December From Middle English December, Decembre, from Old French decembre, from Latin december (“tenth month”... |
floccinaucinihilipilification | noun | enwiktionary | Word: floccinaucinihilipilification Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Latin floccus (“a wisp”) + naucum (“a trifle”) + nihilum (“nothing”) + pilus (“a hair”) + -fication. A jocular coinage, apparently by pupils at Eton College, combining a number of Latin word stems. The word was inspired by a line present in variou... |
month | noun | enwiktionary | Word: month Part of Speech: noun Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥sder. Proto-Germanic *mēnōþs Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ Old English mōnaþ Middle English mon(e)th English month From Middle English mon(e)th, from Old English mōnaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *mānōþ, from Pr... |
January | name | enwiktionary | Word: January Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *yeh₂-der. Latin iānus Latin Iānus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin Iānuāriusder. Anglo-Norman geneverbor. Middle English Janevere Middle English Januarie English January From Middle English Januarie, j... |
February | name | enwiktionary | Word: February Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰegʷʰ-der. Latin februum Latin Februa Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -arius Latin Februāriusder. Middle English Februarie English February From Middle English Februarie, februari, februare, from Latin Februāriu... |
march | noun | enwiktionary | Word: march Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”), from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markōną (“to mark”). Akin to Old English mearc, ... |
march | verb | enwiktionary | Word: march Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”), from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markōną (“to mark”). Akin to Old English mearc, ... |
march | noun | enwiktionary | Word: march Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English marche (“tract of land along a country's border”), from Old French marche (“boundary, frontier”), from Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”). Pronunciation: /mɑːtʃ/, /mɑɹt͡ʃ/, /mɐːtʃ/, /maɾtʃ/ 1. A ... |
march | verb | enwiktionary | Word: march Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English marche (“tract of land along a country's border”), from Old French marche (“boundary, frontier”), from Frankish *marku, from Proto-Germanic *markō, from Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs (“edge, boundary”). Pronunciation: /mɑːtʃ/, /mɑɹt͡ʃ/, /mɐːtʃ/, /maɾtʃ/ 1. To... |
march | noun | enwiktionary | Word: march Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English merche, from Old English merċe, mereċe, from Proto-West Germanic *marik, from Proto-Indo-European *móri (“sea”). Cognate Middle Low German merk, Old High German merc, Old Norse merki (“celery”). Compare also obsolete or regional more (“carrot or parsnip”),... |
April | name | enwiktionary | Word: April Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓φροδῑ́τη (Ăphrodī́tē)der. Etruscan 𐌖𐌓𐌐𐌀 (urpa)der.? Latin Aprīlisder. Old French avrillbor. Middle English Averil Middle English Aprill English April From Middle English apprile, Aprill, re-Latinised from Middle English aueril, from Old Fren... |
may | verb | enwiktionary | Word: may Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From Middle English magen, mauen, mawe, mawen, mayen, maȝen, mouin, mow, mowen, moȝen, mugen, from Old English magan, from Proto-West Germanic *magan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą (“to be able, may”), from Proto-Indo-European *(me)mógʰe (“to be able”), from *megʰ- (“to be able”)... |
may | noun | enwiktionary | Word: may Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From French mai, so called because it blossoms in the month of May. Pronunciation: /meɪ/, /mɛj/, /mæɪ/, /me/, /mei/ 1. The hawthorn bush or its blossoms. Labels: uncountable Example: The fire from Lindfield was coming down the grassy hillside to the right between the hedges of ... |
may | verb | enwiktionary | Word: may Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From French mai, so called because it blossoms in the month of May. Pronunciation: /meɪ/, /mɛj/, /mæɪ/, /me/, /mei/ 1. To gather may, or flowers in general. Labels: intransitive, poetic Example: Soo it befelle in the moneth of May / quene Gueneuer called vnto her knyȝtes of the... |
may | noun | enwiktionary | Word: may Part of Speech: noun Etymology: From Middle English may, maye (“woman, maid, girl, virgin”), from Old English mǣġ (“kinswoman”), from Proto-West Germanic *māg, from Proto-Germanic *mēgaz (“kinsman”). Related to Old English māge, mǣġe (“kinswoman”) and Old English mǣġ (“kinsman”). Pronunciation: /meɪ/, /mɛj/, ... |
June | name | enwiktionary | Word: June Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dyew-der.? Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyuder.? Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder. Latin Iūnō Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Iūnius ... |
June | name | enwiktionary | Word: June Part of Speech: name Etymology: Short for junior. Pronunciation: /d͡ʒuːn/, /d͡ʒjuːn/, /d͡ʒun/ 1. A male given name, or more often nickname, for a boy who is junior to someone else, especially someone with the same name, such as his father. Example: For quotations using this term, see Citations:June. |
July | name | enwiktionary | Word: July Part of Speech: name Etymology: Etymology tree Latin Iūlius Latin iūlius Old French jule Anglo-Norman juliebor. Middle English Julie English July From Middle English Julie, julye, iulius, from Anglo-Norman julie, from Old French jule, juil, from Latin iūlius (Gaius Julius Caesar's month), perhaps a contracti... |
July | name | enwiktionary | Word: July Part of Speech: name Etymology: A translation of the French surname Juillet. 1. A surname from French. |
august | adj | enwiktionary | Word: august Part of Speech: adj Etymology: From French auguste (“noble, stately; august”) or Latin augustus (“majestic, venerable, august; imperial, royal”), from augeō (“to augment, increase; to enlarge, expand, spread”). Doublet of August and Augustus. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɡʌst/, /ɔˈɡʌst/, /ə-/, /ɑˈɡʌst/ 1. Awe-inspir... |
august | verb | enwiktionary | Word: august Part of Speech: verb Etymology: From August. Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɡʌst/, /ɔˈɡʌst/, /ə-/, /ɑˈɡʌst/ 1. To make ripe; ripen. Labels: obsolete, rare 2. To bring to realization. Labels: obsolete, rare Example: By divine science and cœlestial art / He for the cause of the dear nations toiled, / And augusted man's ... |
august | noun | enwiktionary | Word: august Part of Speech: noun Pronunciation: /ɔːˈɡʌst/, /ɔˈɡʌst/, /ə-/, /ɑˈɡʌst/ 1. Alternative form of auguste (“kind of clown”). Labels: alt-of, alternative |
September | name | enwiktionary | Word: September Part of Speech: name Etymology: PIE word *septḿ̥ Etymology tree Proto-Afroasiatic *sṗɣ? Proto-Semitic *šabʕ-bor.? Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥ Proto-Italic *septəm Latin septem Latin September Old French septembreder. Old English Middle English English September From Middle English, from late Old English... |
October | name | enwiktionary | Word: October Part of Speech: name Etymology: From Middle English, borrowed from Old French octobre, from Latin Octōber (“eighth month”), from Latin octō (“eight”), from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw (“twice four”); + Latin -ber, from -bris, an adjectival suffix; October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar. Pronunc... |
QualC Wiktionary English
QualC Wiktionary English is a cleaned English lexical dataset built from the Kaikki.org extraction of English Wiktionary.
The dataset is designed for AI pretraining, NLP research, dictionary-based language understanding, vocabulary learning, and lexical analysis.
Features
- 1.48M+ entries
- Definitions
- Examples
- Usage labels
- Etymology (when available)
- Pronunciation (when available)
- Part-of-speech information
- Clean JSON format
- Hugging Face Dataset compatible
Dataset Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Entries | 1,481,688 |
| Definitions | 1,781,056 |
| Examples | 551,620 |
| Entries with Labels | 83.43% |
| Entries with Etymology | 35.86% |
| Entries with Pronunciation | 9.33% |
Dataset Structure
Each record contains:
{
"word": "dictionary",
"pos": "noun",
"source": "Kaikki English Wiktionary",
"text": "Word: dictionary ..."
}
Fields
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| word | Headword |
| pos | Part of Speech |
| source | Dataset source |
| text | Formatted lexical information |
Intended Uses
- Large Language Model pretraining
- Tokenizer training
- Vocabulary expansion
- NLP research
- Dictionary applications
- Educational tools
- Semantic analysis
- Linguistic research
Source
Original lexical information is derived from:
- English Wiktionary
- Kaikki.org English Wiktionary extraction
This dataset contains cleaned and reformatted data intended for machine learning applications.
License
The original Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0) license.
Users of this dataset must comply with the original license and attribution requirements.
Citation
If you use this dataset in research or projects, please cite:
QualC Wiktionary English
Maintainer: NANDHAKUMAR M.S.
https://huggingface.co/datasets/nandhakumarms/qualc-wiktionary-en
Future Updates
Planned improvements include:
- Better formatting
- Additional lexical metadata
- Semantic relations
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Hypernyms
- Hyponyms
- Derived terms
- Multilingual expansion
- Tamil Wiktionary integration
Maintained by NANDHAKUMAR M.S.
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