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⟩.

bike

(Angielski)

Częstotliwość

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/baɪk/

Etymologia (Angielski)

Dziedziczone z średnioangielski

bike

Pokrewny z średnioangielski

*bykere

Dziedziczone z staroangielski

bēocere

Dziedziczone z staroangielski

*bȳc

Pokrewny z staroangielski

būc

Pokrewny z scots

byke

Pokrewny z staronordyjski

bý

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