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pecten.

comb; rake; quill (playing lyre); comb-like thing, pubic bone/region; scallop;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɛk.tɛn]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛk.ten]

  1. comb

    declension-3 · masculine

  2. pubic hair

    declension-3 · masculine

  3. hair

    declension-3 · masculine

  4. scallop

    declension-3 · masculine

  5. the reed or sley of a weaver's loom

    declension-3 · masculine

  6. the reed or sley of a weaver's loom weaving

    declension-3 · masculine

  7. an instrument with which the strings of the lyre are struck; a plectrum, quill

    declension-3 · masculine

  8. an instrument with which the strings of the lyre are struck; a plectrum, quill the lyre itself

    declension-3 · masculine

  9. an instrument with which the strings of the lyre are struck; a plectrum, quill a poem or song

    declension-3 · masculine

  10. a rake

    declension-3 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- Proto-Indo-European *peḱt- Proto-Indo-European *-ḗn Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn Proto-Italic *pekten Latin pecten From Proto-Italic *pekten, from Proto-Indo-European *pḱtḗn, ultimately from the root *peḱ- (“pluck”, whence pectō). Cognate with Ancient Greek κτείς (kteís).

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