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retinaculum.

rope; hawser; rein; towing-rope;

11 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[rɛ.tɪˈnaː.kʊ.ɫũː]Classical-Latin[re.tiˈnaː.ku.lum]
  1. holdfast, tether, halter, hawser, band (also on chariots or ships)

    declension-2
  2. retinaculum

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *ten- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *tn̥eh₁yéti Proto-Italic *tenēō Latin teneō Latin retinēo Latin -culum Latin retināculum From retinēo + -culum.

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