2022-12-01

Published: 2022-12-01

Words that I added to Anki on 2022-12-01.

The contents were automatically generated except notes part.

word list

• noob
• hawthorn
• parish
• curé
• posthumous
• blithe
• flirt
• breeches
• gaiters
• acreage

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noob

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notes

• shortened from newbie
• the form n00b perhaps shows the influence of the conventions of leetspeak

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hawthorn

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notes

• Old English haga (obsolete haw (a hedge)) + þorn (thorn)
• cf. hedge
• cf. blackthorn

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parish

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notes

• Ancient Greek πάροικος (dwelling beside) < παρα- (para-) + οἶκος (house)

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curé

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notes

• cf. obsolete curator (a parish priest)
• cf. curate

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posthumous

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• Latin posthumus, either from humus (earth) or from humō (I bury)

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blithe

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• Old English blíðe

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flirt

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• “(of a bird) to wave or open and shut (its wings or tail) with a quick flicking motion”

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breeches

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notes

• U.S. /ˈbrɪtʃɪz/
• also britches

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gaiters

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acreage

definitions

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notes

• acre + -age (suffix forming nouns of a unit of measure)