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flabellum.

small fan;

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[fɫaːˈbɛl.lũː]Classical-Latin[flaˈbɛl.lum]

  1. A small (hand-held) fan, especially for keeping off flies.

    declension-2

  2. flabellum.

    Ecclesiastical · Latin · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- Proto-Indo-European *-eh₁- Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Latin -brum Latin flābrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin flābellum From flābrum (“breeze”) + -lum (diminutive suffix).

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