See upstairs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish up-\nProto-Indo-European *steygʰ-\nProto-Indo-European *-eti\nProto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti\nProto-Germanic *stīganą\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-éyeti\nProto-Germanic *-janą\nProto-Germanic *staigijaną\nProto-Indo-European *-rós\nProto-Germanic *-raz\nProto-Germanic *staigraz\nProto-Germanic *staigriz\nProto-West Germanic *staigri\nOld English stǣġer\nMiddle English steire\nEnglish stair\nEnglish -s\nEnglish upstairs\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*stīganą\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" }, { \"id\" : \"causative\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"causative suffix\", \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"id\" : \"forming verbs\", \"children\" : [ ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-yeti\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-éyeti\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*-janą\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*staigijaną\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Indo-European\", \"term\" : \"*-rós\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ine-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*-raz\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*staigraz\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"keyword\" : \"from\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*staigriz\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"gem-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-West Germanic\", \"term\" : \"*staigri\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"gmw-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"stǣġer\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Middle English\", \"term\" : \"steire\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"enm\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"stair\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"-s\", \"status\" : \"ambiguous\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"upstairs\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"upstairs\">\nFrom up- + stair + -s.",
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"etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEnglish up-\nProto-Indo-European *steygʰ-\nProto-Indo-European *-eti\nProto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti\nProto-Germanic *stīganą\nProto-Indo-European *-yeti\nProto-Indo-European *-éyeti\nProto-Germanic *-janą\nProto-Germanic *staigijaną\nProto-Indo-European *-rós\nProto-Germanic *-raz\nProto-Germanic *staigraz\nProto-Germanic *staigriz\nProto-West Germanic *staigri\nOld English stǣġer\nMiddle English steire\nEnglish stair\nEnglish -s\nEnglish upstairs\nFrom up- + stair + -s.",
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"form": "upstairs",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "up stairs",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"archaic"
]
},
{
"form": "up-stairs",
"tags": [
"alternative",
"archaic"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "*"
},
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"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"hyphenations": [
{
"parts": [
"up",
"stairs"
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}
],
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
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"categories": [
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"examples": [
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11
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],
"glosses": [
"An upper storey."
]
},
{
"categories": [
"English euphemisms",
"English slang"
],
"glosses": [
"A woman's breasts."
],
"links": [
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],
"raw_glosses": [
"(slang, euphemistic) A woman's breasts."
],
"tags": [
"euphemistic",
"slang"
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}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʌpˌstɛɹz/",
"tags": [
"General-American"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"US"
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},
{
"ipa": "/ˌʌpˈstɛəz/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʌpˌstɛəz/",
"tags": [
"Received-Pronunciation"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɐpˈsteːz/",
"tags": [
"Australia"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɐpsteːz/",
"tags": [
"Australia"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ɐpˈstiəz/",
"note": "New Zealand, cheer–chair merger"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɐpˌstiəz/",
"note": "New Zealand, cheer–chair merger"
},
{
"ipa": "/ɐpˈsteəz/",
"note": "without the cheer–chair merger",
"tags": [
"New-Zealand"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈɐpˌsteəz/",
"note": "without the cheer–chair merger",
"tags": [
"New-Zealand"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʌpˈsteɹz/",
"tags": [
"Scotland"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʌpˌsteɹz/",
"tags": [
"Scotland"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˌʊpˈstɛːz/",
"tags": [
"Northern-England"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʊpˌstɛːz/",
"tags": [
"Northern-England"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/ʊpˈstɜː(ɹ)z/",
"note": "Lancashire, fair–fur merger"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈʊpˌstɜː(ɹ)z/",
"note": "Lancashire, fair–fur merger"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)z"
},
{
"homophone": "upstares"
},
{
"homophone": "upstirs (fair–fur merger)"
}
],
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}
Download raw JSONL data for upstairs meaning in English (41.9kB)
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
"msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": navérx vs. nahóru",
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"section": "English",
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