stirrup
English
/ˈstɪɹəp/, /ˈstɝəp/
noun
Definitions
- (equestrianism) A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
- (by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
- (anatomy) A stapes.
- (nautical) A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stirop inherited from Old English stiġrāp (stirrup) affix from English sty (climb, ascend) + English rope.
Origin
English
rope
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- breastrope English
- catch-rope English
- crack-rope English
- footrope English
- goat-rope English
- handrope English
- headrope English
- hobblerope English
- hogsty English
- manrope English
- mastrope English
- pigsty English
- ridgerope English
- rope English
- rope dancer English
- rope-ripe English
- rope-worthy English
- ropeable English
- ropeband English
- ropedancing English
- ropefish English
- ropeless English
- ropelike English
- ropeloft English
- ropemaker English
- ropemaking English
- ropeman English
- ropemate English
- roper English
- ropery English
- ropesman English
- ropewalk English
- ropewalker English
- ropewalking English
- ropeway English
- ropework English
- ropeworker English
- ropish English
- steward English
- stile English
- stirrupless English
- sty English
- styful English
- stylike English
- swinesty English
- tightrope English
- toprope English
- towrope English
- unrope English
- wainrope English
- Stegreif German
- Stegreifdichtung German
- stiġrāp Old English
- rope Middle English
- stirop Middle English
- sty Middle English
- rópa Irish
- ròpa Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- stegereif Middle High German
- rop Tok Pisin
- lope Chinook Jargon
- sty
- rope
- stile
- roper
- ropery
- hogsty
- unrope
- pigsty
- styful
- ropish
- stylike
- ropeway
- manrope
- ropeman
- toprope
- towrope
- steward
- ropewalk
- mastrope
- ropeband
- ropeable
- ropeless
- headrope
- ropefish
- ropemate
- ropelike
- footrope
- handrope
- swinesty
- ropework
- wainrope
- ropeloft
- ropesman
- ridgerope
- tightrope
- rope-ripe
- ropemaker
- goat-rope
- hobblerope
- ropewalker
- crack-rope
- breastrope
- catch-rope
- ropeworker
- ropemaking
- stirrupless
- rope-worthy
- rope dancer
- ropedancing
- ropewalking