lingula.
tongue of land;
Meaning & usage
diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for tongue, a narrow strip of land
diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for tongue, a thong, flap, strap, or latchet of a shoe
diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for lingula, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 11 mL
diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for skimmer, ladle, spoon, utensils for serving small amounts of wine, food, &c.
diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for shortsword
diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for tongue, the reed of a flute
diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for lower arm, the shorter end of a lever, opposite the fulcrum from the user
diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for lower beam, the shorter side of the beam on some designs of scalebeam
diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for cuttlefish, particularly some species considered to be particularly similar to the shape of the tongue
diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for point, the pointed end of a post or stake, inserted into the ground
diminutive of lingua, tongue, tonguelet, used particularly for tongue, a tongue-shaped extremity of a Roman water-pipe
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.