FOLK ETYMOLOGY

Meaning of FOLK ETYMOLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1882

: the transformation of words so as to give them an apparent relationship to other better-known or better-understood words (as in the change of Spanish cucaracha to English cockroach )

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary. Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster. 2003

FOLK ETYMOLOGY — noun Date: 1882 the transformation of words so as to give them an apparent relationship to other better-known or better-understood …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOLK ETYMOLOGY — noun Etymology: translation of German volksetymologie : the transformation of words so as to give them an apparent relationship to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOLK ETYMOLOGY — 1. a modification of a linguistic form according either to a falsely assumed etymology, as Welsh rarebit from Welsh rabbit, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOLK ETYMOLOGY — Function: noun Date: 1882 : the transformation of words so as to give them an apparent relationship to other better-known …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FOLK ETYMOLOGY — ■ noun 1》 a popular but mistaken account of the origin of a word or phrase. 2》 the process by …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOLK ETYMOLOGY — [folk etymology] n (1882): the transformation of words so as to give them an apparent relationship to other better-known or …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOLK ETYMOLOGY — (also ˌpopular etyˈmology ) noun [ U , C ] a process by which a word is changed, for example …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOLK ETYMOLOGY — народная этимология народная этимология
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOLK-ETYMOLOGY — сущ.; линг. народная этимология n лингв. народная этимология
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FOLK ETYMOLOGY — Народная этимология
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FOLK ETYMOLOGY — лингв. народная этимология
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FOLK-ETYMOLOGY — _n. _лингв. народная этимология
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOLK-ETYMOLOGY — сущ.; лингв.народная этимология
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FOLK ETYMOLOGY — народная этимология
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FOLK ETYMOLOGY — лингв. народная этимология
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FOLK ETYMOLOGY — лингв. народная этимология
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOLK ETYMOLOGY — народная этимология
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FOLK ETYMOLOGY — народная этимология
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FOLK-ETYMOLOGY — сущ. ; лингв. народная этимология
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FOLK ETYMOLOGY — народная этимология
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FOLK-ETYMOLOGY — сущ.; лингв. народная этимология
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOLK ETYMOLOGY — народная этимология
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FOLK-ETYMOLOGY — _n. _лингв. народная этимология
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FOLK-ETYMOLOGY — n. лингв. народная этимология
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FOLK-ETYMOLOGY — _n. _лингв. народная этимология
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FOLK ETYMOLOGY — народная этимология.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
FOLK-ETYMOLOGY — сущ.; линг. народная этимология n лингв. народная этимология
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOLK ETYMOLOGY — народная этимология народная этимология
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
ETYMOLOGY — noun (plural -gies) Etymology: Middle English ethimologie, from Anglo-French, from Latin etymologia, from Greek, from etymon + -logia -logy Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOLK — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) folk art folk dance folk music folk psychology
Английский словарь Британика
FOLK — I. ˈfōk noun ( plural folk or folks ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English folc; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ETYMOLOGY — ˌed.əˈmäləjē, ˌetə-, -ji noun ( -es ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin etymologia ) of Middle English ethimologie, probably from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ETYMOLOGY — (n.) That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection.
Английский словарь Webster
ETYMOLOGY — (n.) That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and …
Английский словарь Webster
ETYMOLOGY — ( n. ) That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ETYMOLOGY — ( n. ) That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FOLK — /fohk/ , n. 1. Usually, folks . ( used with a pl. v. ) people in general: Folks say there …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ETYMOLOGY — — etymological /et'euh meuh loj"i keuhl/ , etymologic , adj. — etymologically , adv. — etymologist , n. /et'euh mol"euh …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FOLK — n. people; people who share a common background or way of life (i.e. country folk); cultural or ethnic group
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ETYMOLOGY — n. study of the origin of words, study of the historical development of words
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOLK — I. ˈfōk noun ( plural folk or folks ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English folc; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ETYMOLOGY — noun ( plural -gies ) Etymology: Middle English ethimologie, from Anglo-French, from Latin etymologia, from Greek, from etymon + -logia …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ETYMOLOGY — noun that part of grammar which relates to the changes in the form of the words in a language; inflection. …
Webster English vocab
ETYMOLOGY — [ ˌɛtɪ'mɒlədʒi ] ■ noun ( plural etymologies ) an account of the origins and the developments in meaning of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOLK — [folk] n, pl folk or folks [ME, fr. OE folc; akin to OHG folc people] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ETYMOLOGY — [et.y.mol.o.gy] n, pl -gies [ME ethimologie, fr. L etymologia, fr. Gk, fr. etymon + -logia -logy] (14c) 1: the history …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ETYMOLOGY — the history of a word or word element, including its origins and derivation. Although the etymologizing of proper names appears …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOLK — folk BrE AmE fəʊk § fəʊlk AmE foʊk ▷ folks fəʊks § fəʊlks AmE foʊks ▶ ˈ folk dance BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ETYMOLOGY — etymolog|y BrE AmE ˌet ɪ ˈmɒl ədʒ |i ˌ•ə- AmE \ ˌet̬ ə ˈmɑːl- ▷ etymolog|ies iz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOLK — / fəʊk; NAmE foʊk/ noun , adjective ■ noun 1. (also folks especially in NAmE ) [ pl. ] ( …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ETYMOLOGY — / ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒi; NAmE -ˈmɑːl-/ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. [ U ] the study of the origin and history …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOLK — I. ˈfolk ˌmusic BrE AmE ( also folk ) noun [uncountable] 1 . traditional music that has been played by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ETYMOLOGY — et ‧ y ‧ mol ‧ o ‧ gy /ˌetəˈmɒlədʒi, ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒi $ -ˈmɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOLK — n. (pl. folk or folks) 1 (treated as pl.) people in general or of a specified class (few folk about; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ETYMOLOGY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the historically verifiable sources of the formation of a word and the development of its …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOLK — n. (pl. folk or folks) 1 (treated as pl.) people in general or of a specified class (few folk about; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ETYMOLOGY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a the historically verifiable sources of the formation of a word and the development of its …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOLK — n. (pl. folk or folks) 1. (treated as pl.) people in general or of a specified class (few folk about; …
Oxford English vocab
ETYMOLOGY — n. (pl. -ies) 1. a the historically verifiable sources of the formation of a word and the development of its …
Oxford English vocab
FOLK — ( folks) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: 'folk' can also be …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ETYMOLOGY — ( etymologies) 1. Etymology is the study of the origins and historical development of words. N-UNCOUNT 2. The etymology of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOLK — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: '~' can also be used …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ETYMOLOGY — (etymologies) 1. Etymology is the study of the origins and historical development of words. N-UNCOUNT 2. The ~ of a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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