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dactylus.

dactyl (metrical foot long-short-short); long (finger-like) grape/date/mollusk;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈdak.ty.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈdak.ti.lus]

  1. a sort of muscle

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. a kind of grape

    declension-2 · masculine

  3. a sort of grass

    declension-2 · masculine

  4. a precious stone

    declension-2 · masculine

  5. the date

    declension-2 · masculine

  6. a dactyl (¯ ˘ ˘), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; this came to be in an allusion to the three joints of the finger

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos)der. Latin dactylus Borrowed from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger, a dactyl”).

adj[ˈdak.ty.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈdak.ti.lus]

  1. finger-like; fingered.

    New-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos)der. Latin dactylus Borrowed from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger, a dactyl”).

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