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lacinia.

edge/fringe/hem of garment; strip/rag of cloth; fringe/protuberance/border/flap; small group; garments (pl.), dress;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɫaˈkɪ.ni.a]Classical-Latin[laˈt͡ʃiː.ni.a]

  1. an edge or flap of a garment

    declension-1 · feminine

  2. dewlap

    declension-1 · feminine

  3. a small piece of something (especially land)

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂k- (“to tear, rend”). Cognates include Latin lacer (“torn, mangled”), lanius (“butcher”) and Ancient Greek λᾰκίζω (lăkízō, “to tear to pieces”).

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