How Do You Spell BESIEGINGS?

Pronunciation: [bɪsˈiːd͡ʒɪŋz] (IPA)

The word "besiegings" is spelled with two i's and an e before the final -ings. The IPA transcription for this word is /bəˈsiːdʒɪŋz/. The first syllable is pronounced with an unstressed schwa sound and then the stress falls on the second syllable, which has a long "ee" sound. The -ings at the end are pronounced as a voiced "z" sound followed by an "ings" sound. This word refers to the act of surrounding and attacking a place with an army in order to capture it.

Common Misspellings for BESIEGINGS

• vesiegings
• nesiegings
• hesiegings
• gesiegings
• bwsiegings
• bssiegings
• bdsiegings
• brsiegings
• b4siegings
• b3siegings
• beaiegings
• beziegings
• bexiegings
• bediegings
• beeiegings
• bewiegings
• besuegings
• besjegings
• beskegings
• besoegings

Etymology of BESIEGINGS

The word "besiegings" is derived from the verb "besiege" and the suffix "-ings".

The verb "besiege" comes from the Old French word "beseegier", which means "to besiege". This Old French term was derived from the Latin word "obsidio", meaning "to lay siege to" or "to blockade".

The suffix "-ings" in "besiegings" is a noun-forming suffix that indicates a result, action, or process related to the verb. It is commonly added to verbs to create nouns that represent the act of carrying out the verb.

Therefore, the etymology of "besiegings" can be broken down to the Old French "beseegier" and the Latin "obsidio", both meaning "to besiege", combined with the noun-forming suffix "-ings", indicating the result or action of besieging.