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cochlear.

a spoon

8 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɔ.kʰɫe.ar]Classical-Latin[ˈkɔː.kle.ar]

  1. a spoon

    declension-3 · neuter

  2. a spoonful (as a measure for liquids)

    declension-3 · neuter

  3. a spoonful (as a measure for liquids) a spoonful (a measurement of dose, equal to half a cheme or ¹⁄₁₄₄ of a cotyla)

    declension-3 · neuter · specifically
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόχλος (kókhlos) Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱς (-ĭ́ās) Ancient Greek κοχλῐ́ᾱς (kokhlĭ́ās)bor. Latin cochlea Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin -āris Latin -āre Latin -ar Latin cochlear From cochlea (“snail”, “snail-shell”) + -ar (suffix forming neuter nouns).

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