SHELTA

Meaning of SHELTA in English

[ 'ʃɛltə ]

■ noun an ancient secret language used by Irish and Welsh tinkers and Gypsies, based on altered Irish or Gaelic words.

Origin

C19: of unknown origin.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

SHELTA — ˈsheltə noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: origin unknown : a secret jargon of the tinkers and kindred …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHELTA — /shel"teuh/ , n. a private language, based in part on Irish, used among Travelers in the British Isles. [ 1875-80; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHELTA — Shelta BrE AmE ˈʃelt ə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHELTA — n. an ancient hybrid secret language used by Irish tinkers, gypsies, etc. [19th c.: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHELTA — n. an ancient hybrid secret language used by Irish tinkers, gypsies, etc. [ 19th c.: orig. unkn. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHELTA — n. an ancient hybrid secret language used by Irish tinkers, gypsies, etc. Etymology: 19th c.: orig. unkn.
Oxford English vocab
SHELTA — шелта, арго цыган, бродячих лудильщиков (на территории Великобритании и Ирландии)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHELTA — n шелта, арго цыган, бродячих лудильщиков и др. ( на территории Великобритании и Ирландии )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHELTA — (n) арго цыган
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SHELTA — (0) шелта
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SHELTA — n шелта, арго цыган, бродячих лудильщиков и др. ( на территории Великобритании и Ирландии )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHELTA — n шелта, арго цыган, бродячих лудильщиков и др. ( на территории Великобритании и Ирландии )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHELTA — шелта, арго цыган, бродячих лудильщиков (на территории Великобритании и Ирландии)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MONIKER — also monicker noun Etymology: probably from Shelta (language of Irish itinerants) mŭnnik, modification of Irish ainm Date: 1851 name , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOBY — I. ˈtōbē, -bi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Shelta tobar, probably modification of Irish Gaelic bōthar Britain : street , …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOBER — ˈtōbə(r) noun ( -s ) Etymology: British slang tober road, highway, from Shelta tobar — more at toby dialect Britain …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TRAVELER — /trav"euh leuhr, trav"leuhr/ , n. 1. a person or thing that travels. 2. a person who travels or has traveled …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MONIKER — also mon·ick·er ˈmä-ni-kər Etymology: probably from Shelta (language of Irish itinerants) mŭnnik, modification of Irish ainm Date: 1851 : name …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLOKE — ■ noun Brit. informal a man. Origin C19: from Shelta.
Concise Oxford English vocab
MONIKER — [mon.i.ker] also mon.ick.er n [prob. fr. Shelta (language of Irish itinerants) munnik, modif. of Ir ainm] (1851): name, nickname
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLOKE — / bləʊk; NAmE bloʊk/ noun ( BrE , informal ) a man : He seemed like a nice bloke. •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MONIKER — mon ‧ i ‧ ker /ˈmɒnɪkə $ ˈmɑːnɪkər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] informal [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Shelta ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLOKE — bloke S2 /bləʊk $ bloʊk/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from Shelta ] British English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLOKE — n. Brit. sl. a man, a fellow. [Shelta]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLOKE — n. Brit. sl. a man, a fellow. [ Shelta ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLOKE — n. Brit. sl. a man, a fellow. Etymology: Shelta
Oxford English vocab
LANGUAGE — n. 25B6; noun the structure of language : SPEECH, writing, communication, conversation, speaking, talking, talk, discourse; words, vocabulary. the English …
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