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fenestra.

window, opening for light; loophole, breach; orifice; inlet; opportunity;

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[fɛˈnɛs.tra]Classical-Latin[feˈnɛs.tra]
  1. a window, an opening for light

    declension-1 · feminine
    Haec domus quattuor fenestrās habet.
  2. a breach

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. a loophole, an arrowslit

    declension-1 · feminine
  4. an orifice, inlet

    declension-1 · feminine
  5. an opportunity, opening, occasion, window of opportunity

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Apparently from Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 (*fnestra); and fēstra from Etruscan *𐌚𐌄𐌍𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 (*fenstra). Compare the Etruscan personal name [script needed] (fnes-ci) and the Latin placename Fensernia, but nothing is known about the meaning of the Etruscan base.

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