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lingula.

tongue of land;

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈlɪŋ.ɡʊ.ɫa]Classical-Latin[ˈliŋ.ɡu.la]
  1. diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for tongue, a narrow strip of land

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for tongue, a thong, flap, strap, or latchet of a shoe

    declension-1 · feminine
  3. diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for lingula, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 11 mL

    declension-1 · feminine · historical
  4. diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for skimmer, ladle, spoon, utensils for serving small amounts of wine, food, &c.

    declension-1 · feminine
  5. diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for shortsword

    declension-1 · feminine
  6. diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for tongue, the reed of a flute

    declension-1 · feminine
  7. diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for lower arm, the shorter end of a lever, opposite the fulcrum from the user

    declension-1 · feminine
  8. diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for lower beam, the shorter side of the beam on some designs of scalebeam

    declension-1 · feminine
  9. diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for cuttlefish, particularly some species considered to be particularly similar to the shape of the tongue

    declension-1 · feminine
  10. diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for point, the pointed end of a post or stake, inserted into the ground

    declension-1 · feminine
  11. diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for tongue, a tongue-shaped extremity of a Roman water-pipe

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”), possibly influenced by lingō (“to lick”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.