bike
(Anglais)
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/baɪk/
Étymologie (Anglais)
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⟩.
Related words
faire du vélo
vélo bicyclette
aller à bicyclette
aller à vélo
rayon de miel
rayon de ruche
alvéole d’abeille
erst
rower
fiets
Fahrrad
bicicleta
bicicletta
ποδήλατο
bisiklet
bicicleta
bicicleta motocykl
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