bike
Signification (English)
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- Clipping of bicycle.
- Clipping of motorbike.
- (slang) Ellipsis of village bike.
Concepts
faire du vélo
vélo bicyclette
aller à bicyclette
aller à vélo
rayon de miel
rayon de ruche
alvéole d’abeille
Synonyms
erst
motor-bike
motor-cycle
ride a bicycle
ride a bike
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/baɪk/
Étymologie (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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