different between ivy vs crampon

English

Etymology

From Middle English ivi, from Old English ?fi?, from Proto-West Germanic [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *ibahs (compare West Flemish iefte, Low German Eiloov, Ieloof, German Efeu), from Proto-Indo-European *(h?)eb?- (compare Welsh efwr (“black elder”), Ancient Greek ????? (íphuon, “spike-lavender, Lavandula Spica”)).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ??v?, IPA^(key): /?a?vi/
• Rhymes: -a?vi

Noun

ivy (countable and uncountable, plural ivies)

1. Any of several woody, climbing, or trailing evergreen plants of the genus Hedera.
2. Any similar plant of any genus.

Hypernyms

• climber, creeper, liana

Hyponyms

• (plants in Hedera): See Hedera.

Coordinate terms

• kudzu
• vine

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• ivy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Hedera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French crampon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?æmp?n/, /?k?æmp?n/

Noun

crampon (plural crampons)

1. An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
2. (botany) An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy.
3. (heraldry) A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook.

Translations

Verb

crampon (third-person singular simple present crampons, present participle cramponning or (US) cramponing, simple past and past participle cramponned or (US) cramponed)

1. To walk or climb using crampons

Further reading

• crampon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Diminutive of Old French crampe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k???.p??/

Noun

crampon m (plural crampons)

1. cleat, crampon (a protrusion on the bottom of a shoe for better traction)
2. spike
3. clinger, hanger-on

Further reading

• “crampon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French crampon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kram?pon/

Noun

crampon n (plural crampoane)

1. square-headed spike used to fasten rails on sleepers / railroad ties
2. cleat (protrusion on the bottom of a shoe for better traction)
3. (botany) crampon (aerial root a climbing plant uses to affix itself to vertical support)

Declension

Further reading

• crampon in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)