How do you pronounce hadn't?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæd.n̩t/.

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hadn't

/ˈhæd.n̩t/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

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hadna (alternative, dialectal) hadnae (alternative, dialectal) hant (alternative) hedn't (alternative)

How do you pronounce hadn't?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæd.n̩t/.
What does hadn't mean?: Contraction of had + not (negative auxiliary).
Where does hadn't come from?: Etymology tree English had 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 hadn't From had + -n't.

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