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lacrima.

tear; exuded gum/sap; bit of lead; quicksilver from ore; weeping (pl.); dirge;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɫa.krɪ.ma]Classical-Latin[ˈlaː.kri.ma]
  1. a tear (drop of liquid from crying)

    declension-1 · feminine · literally
  2. a tear or gumdrop exuding from plants

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

PIE word *dáḱru From Old Latin dacrima, dacruma, perhaps from Proto-Italic *d(r)(k)akrunā, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-, from earlier compound *dr̥ḱ-h₂eḱru- (“eye bitter”). For the shift d>l, see also lingua (“tongue”).

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