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flagellum.

whip, lash, scourge; thong (javelin); vine shoot; arm/tentacle (of polyp);

9 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[fɫaˈɡɛl.lũː]Classical-Latin[flaˈd͡ʒɛl.lum]

  1. whip, lash, scourge

    declension-2 · neuter

  2. whip for driving animals (riding horses, cattle etc.)

    declension-2 · neuter

  3. tentacle

    declension-2 · neuter

  4. young branch, shoot

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-rós Latin flagrum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin flagellum From flagrum (“scourge, whip”) + -lum.

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