Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

didn't

[ˈdɪɾɪ̃ʔ]

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.68 in modern English

Syllables
did-n't
IPA
[ˈdɪɾɪ̃ʔ]
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

did not (negative auxiliary)

Etymology

Etymology tree English did Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-West Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiw univ. Proto-West Germanic *naiw Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.? Proto-Germanic *wihtą Proto-West Germanic *wiht Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht Old English nāwiht Old English *nōht Middle English nought Middle English not English notder. English -n't English didn't From did + -n't.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: [ˈdɪɾɪ̃ʔ]

Inflected Forms

Questions

How do you pronounce didn't?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈdɪɾɪ̃ʔ].
What does didn't mean?
did not (negative auxiliary)
Where does didn't come from?
Etymology tree English did Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-West Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *-osinflu. Proto-Germanic *aiwaz Proto-West Germanic *aiw univ. Proto-West Germanic *naiw Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wékʷtisder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰtisder.? Proto-Germanic *wihtą Proto-West Germanic *wiht Proto-West Germanic *naiwwiht Old English nāwiht Old English *nōht Middle English nought Middle English not English notder. English -n't English didn't From did + -n't.

How to pronounce didn't

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