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luctus.

grief, sorrow, lamentation, mourning; cause of grief;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɫuːk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈluk.tus]

  1. a mourning, grieving; grief, sorrow

    declension-4

  2. lamentation

    declension-4
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewǵ-der.? Latin lūgeō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin lūctus From lūgeō + -tus (forming action nouns).

verb[ˈɫuːk.tʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈluk.tus]

  1. mourned, grieved, lamented

    declension-1 · declension-2 · form-of · participle · passive · perfect
Where this word comes from

Perfect passive participle of lūgeō.

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