holy water sprinkler
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]| PIE word |
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| *kéh₂ilos |
From holy water + sprinkler, probably a variant of holy-water sprinkle.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊli ˌwɔːtə ˈspɹɪŋklə/, /-ˈsprɪŋkl̩ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊli ˌwɔtəɹ ˈspɹɪŋk(ə)ləɹ/, [-ɾəɹ-], (cot–caught merger) /-ˌwɑtəɹ-/
- Hyphenation: holy wat‧er sprinkl‧er
Noun
[edit]holy water sprinkler (plural holy water sprinklers)
- Synonym of holy-water sprinkle
Further reading
[edit]- “holy water sprinkler, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2023. - “holy water sprinkler, n.”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “holy water sprinkler or holy water sprinkle, n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European word *kéh₂ilos
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *wed-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sprenǵʰ-
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