keepsake

English

WOTD – 4 July 2007    

Etymology

From keep +‎ sake.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkiːp.seɪk/

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Noun

keepsake (plural keepsakes)

1. Some object given by a person and retained in memory of something or someone; something kept for sentimental or nostalgic reasons.

   She gave him a lock of hair as a keepsake of their time together.

2. (historical) Specifically, a type of literary album popular in the nineteenth-century, containing scraps of poetry and prose, and engravings.

Synonyms

• memento
• souvenir
• (plural): memorabilia

Translations

object retained in memory of something or someone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 紀念品 (cmn), 纪念品 (cmn) (jìniànpǐn)

• Danish: minde (da) n
• Dutch: herinnering (nl), aandenken (nl)
• Finnish: muisto (fi), muistoesine (fi)
• French: souvenir (fr) m
• German: Andenken (de) n, Erinnerung (de) f
• Greek: ενθύμιο (el) (enthýmio) n, αναμνηστικό (el) (anamnistikó) n

• Hebrew: מזכרת (mazkeret) f
• Interlingue: memorette (ie)
• Kyrgyz: белек (ky) (belek)
• Polish: pamiątka (pl) f
• Portuguese: recordação (pt) f
• Russian: сувенир (ru) (suvenír) m
• Scottish Gaelic: cuimhneachan (gd) m
• Serbo-Croatian: ȕspomena (sh) f
• Spanish: recuerdo (es) m

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French

Etymology

From English keepsake.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kipse(j)k/

Noun

keepsake m (plural keepsakes)

1. (historical) keepsake, literary album