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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sipe

/saɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
sipe
IPA
/saɪp/
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction.

American usage

noun

A drain.

British usage

verb

To cut grooves in tires.

American usage

verb

To drain, to filter through peat or reeds; to seep.

British usage; Intransitive verb

name

A surname.

Etymology

From Old English sipian, related to seep. * around 888 AD, K Aelfred, translation of Boethius, Chapter 33, para.5 , : "Seo eorþe hit helt & be sumum dæle swilgþ, & for þam sype heo biþ geleht."

Usage

Inflected Forms

sipes (plural) sipes (present, singular) siping (participle, present) siped (participle, past) siped (past)

Rhymes With

type pipe hype wipe skype ripe swipe stripe snipe gripe stipe tripe

Questions

How do you pronounce sipe?
The recorded pronunciation is /saɪp/.
What does sipe mean?
Slit in a tire to drain away surface water and improve traction.
Where does sipe come from?
From Old English sipian, related to seep. * around 888 AD, K Aelfred, translation of Boethius, Chapter 33, para.5 , : "Seo eorþe hit helt & be sumum dæle swilgþ, & for þam sype heo biþ geleht."

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