stirrupとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Middle English stirop, stirope, from 古期英語 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”).

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ˈstɪɹəp/
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstɝəp/, /ˈstɪɹəp/

名詞

stirrup (複数形 stirrups)

1. (equestrianism) A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
   • 1834, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Francesca Carrara, volume 3, pages 36-37:

     With what different feelings did he now put foot in stirrup to the last time when he sprung to horse?

2. (by extension) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
   • 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 222716698:

     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.

   1. (climbing) A portable, flexible ladder-like device used in climbing.

      Synonyms: aider, étrier

3. (anatomy) A stapes.
4. (nautical) 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.

派生語