tyre

B1 Topic:General Vocabulary

US /ˈtaɪɝ/ UK /taɪə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #12887

Meanings

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noun
The rubber ring fitted around a wheel, usually filled with air.

I had to change a flat tyre on the way home.

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1 noun · the rubber ring fitted... tire

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Forms tyredtyrestyring

Derived forms tyre-pressure

Related forms tyrian

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pneumatic tyre
a rubber tyre kept inflated by compressed air

Adjective + noun

Simplified etymology

Tyre probably originated as a shortened form of attire, a Middle English word originally meaning “to put in order,” because the iron covering around a cartwheel was regarded as its clothing. Tire and tyre were once interchangeable, but tire became standard in the 17th century. British English later revived tyre for the pneumatic covering, distinguishing it from the older metal rim.

Etymology

From Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr /⁠Ṣur⁠/, “rock”) (), after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. Compare Aramaic טוּרָא / ܛܘܪܐ (ṭūrā, “mountain, high territory”), Akkadian 𒌷𒀫𒊒 (ᵁᴿᵁṣur-ru /⁠Ṣurru⁠/), Tarifit aẓru (“rock”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵥⵔⵓ (aẓru, “stone”), Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣Vrr- (“flint”). Cognate to Arabic صُور (ṣūr), Hebrew צוֹר (Tzor), Tiberian Hebrew צר (Ṣōr), Turkish Sur.

Tyrus Latin Τύρος Ancient Greek 𐤑𐤓 phn

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# tyre

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈtaɪɝ/
**IPA (UK):** /taɪə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 12887

## Meanings
1. The rubber ring fitted around a wheel, usually filled with air.

## Examples
- I had to change a flat tyre on the way home.

## Derived Forms
- tyre-pressure

## Related Forms
- tyrian

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Tyrus
- Root: Τύρος
- Root: 𐤑𐤓

## Etymology
From Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr /⁠Ṣur⁠/, “rock”) (), after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. Compare Aramaic טוּרָא / ܛܘܪܐ (ṭūrā, “mountain, high territory”), Akkadian 𒌷𒀫𒊒 (ᵁᴿᵁṣur-ru /⁠Ṣurru⁠/), Tarifit aẓru (“rock”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵥⵔⵓ (aẓru, “stone”), Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣Vrr- (“flint”). Cognate to Arabic صُور (ṣūr), Hebrew צוֹר (Tzor), Tiberian Hebrew צר (Ṣōr), Turkish Sur.

## AI Etymology
Tyre comes from Latin Tyrus, from Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr /⁠Ṣur⁠/, “rock”) (), after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built. Compare Aramaic טוּרָא / ܛܘܪܐ (ṭūrā, “mountain, high territory”), Akkadian 𒌷𒀫𒊒 (ᵁᴿᵁṣur-ru /⁠Ṣurru⁠/), Tarifit aẓru (“rock”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⵥⵔⵓ (aẓru, “stone”), Proto-Semitic *ṯ̣Vrr- (“flint”). Cognate to Arabic صُور (ṣūr), Hebrew צוֹר (Tzor), Tiberian Hebrew צר (Ṣōr), Turkish Sur. The historical chain includes Tyrus (Latin), Τύρος (Ancient Greek), and 𐤑𐤓 (Phoenician). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as tyre-pressure and related forms such as tyrian. In present use it covers the rubber ring fitted around a wheel, usually filled with air.

## Topics
- General Vocabulary

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