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stirrup en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstʌ.ɹəp/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
  • /ˈstɝ.əp/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈstɪ.ɹəp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈstɪɹ.əp/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English stirop, stirope, from Old English stiġrāp (“stirrup”), a compound of stiġe ("ascent, descent, a going up or down"; related to stīġan (“to climb”)) and rāp (“rope”), equivalent to sty + rope. Cognate with Dutch stegereep, stegelreep (“stirrup”), Old Saxon stigerēp (“stirrup”), Middle High German stereip, stegreif ("stirrup"; > German Stegreif (“improvisation”)), Icelandic stigreip (“stirrup”).

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Referring to women's pants/trousers: being of a form, commonly worn by women, that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot.

stirrup en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈstʌ.ɹəp/ (Received-Pronunciation, obsolete)
  • /ˈstɝ.əp/ (General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈstɪ.ɹəp/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈstɪɹ.əp/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English stirop, stirope, from Old English stiġrāp (“stirrup”), a compound of stiġe ("ascent, descent, a going up or down"; related to stīġan (“to climb”)) and rāp (“rope”), equivalent to sty + rope. Cognate with Dutch stegereep, stegelreep (“stirrup”), Old Saxon stigerēp (“stirrup”), Middle High German stereip, stegreif ("stirrup"; > German Stegreif (“improvisation”)), Icelandic stigreip (“stirrup”).

Meanings

  1. A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
    • With what different feelings did he now put foot in stirrup to the last time when he sprung to horse? 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 36–37:
  2. (broadly) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
    • Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke.[…]A silver snaffle on a heavy leather watch guard which connected the pockets of his corduroy waistcoat, together with a huge gold stirrup in his Ascot tie, sufficiently proclaimed his tastes. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
  3. (broadly) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc. ▸ A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing.
  4. A stapes.
  5. A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:stirrup.
  6. A bent rebar wrapped around the main rebars to reinforce against shear stress.

Forms

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Deriveds

stirrup vase · stirrup cup · stirrup iron · stirrup leather · stirrup strap · stirrup jar · stirrup bone · stirruped · stirrup stocking · birthing stirrups · stirruplike · stirrup leggings · stirrup pump · stirrup pants · stirrupless · witch's stirrup

Synonyms

étrier · aider

Translations (121)

mn дөрөө (footrest used by riders) · pt estribeira (footrest used by riders) · tg рикоб (footrest used by riders) · dsb tśmjeń (footrest used by riders) · lt kilpa (footrest used by riders) · lv kāpslis (footrest used by riders) · ota اوزنگی (footrest used by riders) · wa strî (footrest used by riders) · tr üzengi (footrest used by riders) · sk strmeň (footrest used by riders) · tyv эзеңги (footrest used by riders) · hi रकाब (footrest used by riders) · ar رِكَاب (footrest used by riders) · it staffa (footrest used by riders) · alt ӱзеҥи (footrest used by riders) · th โกลน (footrest used by riders) · ckb ئاوزەنگی (footrest used by riders) · gl estribo (footrest used by riders) · dsb stupadło (footrest used by riders) · ota ركاب (footrest used by riders) · nl stijgbeugel (footrest used by riders) · ps رکاب (footrest used by riders) · cs třmen (footrest used by riders) · la stapia (footrest used by riders) · la stapēs (footrest used by riders) · fi jalustin (footrest used by riders) · ga stíoróip (footrest used by riders) · ug ئۈزەڭگە (footrest used by riders) · az üzəngi (footrest used by riders) · kmr rikêb (footrest used by riders) · sah иҥэһэ (footrest used by riders) · es cubo (footrest used by riders) · is ístað (footrest used by riders) · ja 鐙 (footrest used by riders) · af stiebeuel (footrest used by riders) · kum оьзенги (footrest used by riders) · gu પેંગડું (footrest used by riders) · kmr zengû (footrest used by riders) · nn stigbøyel (footrest used by riders) · tk üzeňňi (footrest used by riders) · be стрэ́мя (footrest used by riders) · pt estribo (footrest used by riders) · bg стре́ме (footrest used by riders) · vi bàn đạp (footrest used by riders) · he מִשְׁוֶרֶת (footrest used by riders) · haw hao keʻehi (footrest used by riders) · sv stigbygel (footrest used by riders) · gl estribeira (footrest used by riders) · bo ཡབ (footrest used by riders) · uk стремено́ (footrest used by riders) · cmn 馬鐙 /马镫 (footrest used by riders) · gu પેગડું (footrest used by riders) · pox böďėl (footrest used by riders) · orv стремень (footrest used by riders) · bn রেকাব (footrest used by riders) · tt өзәңге (footrest used by riders) · enm stirop (footrest used by riders) · lt balnakilpė (footrest used by riders) · es estribo (footrest used by riders) · gu રકાબ (footrest used by riders) · ca estrep (footrest used by riders) · hy ասպանդակ (footrest used by riders) · lo ຢ່ວງຕີນ (footrest used by riders) · et jalus (footrest used by riders) · bua дүрөө (footrest used by riders) · es estribera (footrest used by riders) · cy gwarthol (footrest used by riders) · sh узѐнгија (footrest used by riders) · fr étrier (footrest used by riders) · ko 등자 (footrest used by riders) · atv изенъе (footrest used by riders) · sh стре̏ме̄н (footrest used by riders) · gu રિકાબ (footrest used by riders) · cjs изеңе (footrest used by riders) · grc ἀναβολεύς (footrest used by riders) · lo ຢ່ວງ (footrest used by riders) · fa رِکاب (footrest used by riders) · sh strȅmēn (footrest used by riders) · uz uzangi (footrest used by riders) · sq praqe (footrest used by riders) · es estafa (footrest used by riders) · crh telbev (footrest used by riders) · kjh ізеңе (footrest used by riders) · es codillo (footrest used by riders) · sq yzengji (footrest used by riders) · ru стре́мя (footrest used by riders) · km ឈ្នាន់ (footrest used by riders) · my နင်းကွင်း (footrest used by riders) · mi tarapu (footrest used by riders) · ka უზანგი (footrest used by riders) · nb stigbøyle (footrest used by riders) · mnc ᡨᡠᡶᡠᠨ (footrest used by riders) · dsb stupcyk (footrest used by riders) · sl streme (footrest used by riders) · de Steigbügel (footrest used by riders) · uk стреме́но (footrest used by riders) · mk узенгија (footrest used by riders) · ky үзөңгү (footrest used by riders) · nog зоьнъги (footrest used by riders) · ur رَکاب (footrest used by riders) · sh uzèngija (footrest used by riders) · ro scară (footrest used by riders) · kim эзеңгі (footrest used by riders) · he אַרְכּוֹף (footrest used by riders) · ba өҙәңге (footrest used by riders) · eo piedingo (footrest used by riders) · cy gwarthafl (footrest used by riders) · el αναβολέας (footrest used by riders) · orv стръмень (footrest used by riders) · km ឈ្នាន់កែបសេះ (footrest used by riders) · pl strzemię (footrest used by riders) · es hondón (footrest used by riders) · xal дөрө (footrest used by riders) · mk стремен (footrest used by riders) · da stigbøjle (footrest used by riders) · kk үзеңгі (footrest used by riders) · ckb ڕْکێف (footrest used by riders) · ms rakap (footrest used by riders) · hu kengyel (footrest used by riders) · cmn 鐙子 /镫子 (footrest used by riders) · hsb třmjeń (footrest used by riders)