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nux.

nut;

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈnʊks]Classical-Latin[ˈnuks]

  1. nut

    declension-3 · feminine

  2. nut tree

    declension-3 · feminine
    Inter primas germinant ulmus, salix, nuces.

  3. a fruit with a hard shell or rind

    declension-3 · feminine
    nux amara
    castaneae nuces

  4. a thing of no value

    declension-3 · feminine · figuratively

  5. almond tree

    declension-3 · feminine · poetic
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *knuks, from a root *knu- also found in Proto-Celtic *knūs (source of Irish cnó) and Proto-Germanic *hnuts (source of English nut). Based on the form of the nouns and the restriction of the root to Germanic, Celtic and Italic, it has been argued to be of non-Indo-European origin. De Vaan suggests that it is related to nūgae (“trifles”).

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