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dolor.

pain, anguish, grief, sorrow, suffering; resentment, indignation;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈdɔ.ɫɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈdɔː.lor]

  1. pain, ache, hurt

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. anguish, grief, sorrow

    declension-3 · masculine

  3. indignation, resentment, anger, fury, vengeance

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *delh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *dolh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *doleō Latin doleō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin dolor From doleō + -or. Compare typologically Russian ломо́та (lomóta, “ache”) (from ломи́ть (lomítʹ, “to break”)).

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