bike
Significado (English)
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- Clipping of bicycle.
- Clipping of motorbike.
- (slang) Ellipsis of village bike.
Conceptos
andar en bicicleta
velocipedo
andar sobre ruedas
ir en bici
montar en bici
ir en bicicleta
montar en bicicleta
Synonyms
erst
motor-bike
motor-cycle
ride a bicycle
ride a bike
Frecuencia
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/baɪk/
Etimología (English)
In summary
From bicycle, by shortening, and possibly alteration. Attested from 1882. One explanation for the pronunciation is that bicycle is parsed to bi(cy)c(le). An alternative explanation is that bicycle is shortened to bic(ycle), and the terminal [s] is converted to a [k] because there is an underlying underspecified [k]/[s] sound, which is softened to [s] in bicycle but retained as [k] in bike; compare the letter ‘c’ (used for [k]/[s]).
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