bike

(Αγγλικός)

Noun

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of bicycle.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of motorbike.
3. Any vehicle sharing some characteristics with a bicycle or motorbike, such as pedal power, a handlebar, or a saddle.
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, derogatory, ellipsis, slang) Ellipsis of village bike.

Verb

1. (informal, intransitive) To ride a bike.
2. (informal, intransitive) To travel by bike.
3. (informal, transitive) To transport by bicycle.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/baɪk/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: bike

Συγγενές με Μέσα Αγγλικά: *bykere

Κληρονομήθηκε από Παλαιά Αγγλικά: bēocere

Κληρονομήθηκε από Παλαιά Αγγλικά: *bȳc

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Αγγλικά: būc

Συγγενές με Σκωτικά: byke

Συγγενές με Παλαιά Νορβηγικά: bý

In summary

Clipping of bicycle. First attested in 1882.
One explanation for the form with /k/ is that bicycle was parsed to bi(cy)c(le). An alternative explanation is that it was parsed to bic(ycle) but since speakers are aware of a general /k/~/s/ alternation (as in electric ~ electricity etc.), the softened /s/ was restored to a default /k/ when the “ending” -ycle was dropped. A similar case is merc /mɜɹk/ for mercenary. It seems unlikely, however, that this process is purely phonological and not at least partially based on the spelling ⟨c⟩.

Έννοιες

ποδήλατο

σφηκοφωλιά

ποδηλατώ

podílato

μοτοσυκλέτα

μοτοποδήλατο

μοτοσικλέτα

πλήθος ανθρώπων

κηρήθρα

motosykléta

μελικηρίς

μελισσοκόμικος

μελιτόκηρον

μελόπηττα

Συνώνυμα

bicycle

🚲

cycle

motorcycle

🏍️

motorbike

🏍️

wheel

🛞

velocipede

pedal

hive

pushbike

bed

🛏️

brood

brace

building

bunch

battery

🔋

band

boar

🐗

chowder

field

castor

circle

⭕

clamour

cloud

☁️

cluster

clutter

coalition

colony

comb

comfort

company

barren

cartload

erst

drove

busyness

bevy

exaltation

family

👪

drift

flight

✈️

flock

flush

gaggle

grist

gulp

harem

herd

business

honeycomb

covey