Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stile

/staɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
stile
IPA
/staɪl/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass.

noun

A vertical component of a frame or panel, such as that of a door, window, or ladder.

noun

Obsolete form of style.

Obsolete

verb

Obsolete form of style.

Obsolete

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-West Germanic *stīgan Proto-West Germanic *-i Proto-West Germanic *stigi Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-tromder.? Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Germanic *-ō Proto-Germanic *ilō Proto-West Germanic *-ilu Proto-West Germanic *stigilu Old English stiġel Middle English stile English stile From Middle English stile, style, stiȝele, from Old English stiġel (“stile, set of steps for getting over a fence”), from Proto-West Germanic *stigilu, from Proto-Germanic *stigilō (“entry, entrance, overpass, device for climbing, stile”), equivalent to sty (“to ascend, climb”) + -le. Cognate with Dutch stegel (“stirrup”), Low German Stegel (“stile”), German Stiegel (“stile”).

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Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /staɪl/
  • British English: /staɪl/

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Questions

How do you pronounce stile?
The recorded pronunciation is /staɪl/.
What does stile mean?
A set of one or more steps surmounting a fence or wall, or a narrow gate or contrived passage through a fence or wall, which in either case allows people but not livestock to pass.
Where does stile come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce stile

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