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securis.

an axe, hatchet with a broad edge

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[sɛˈkuː.rɪs]Classical-Latin[seˈkuː.ris]
  1. an axe, hatchet with a broad edge

    declension-3
    Nōn gladium corporibus hostium, sed arborum truncīs secūrim appōnit.
Where this word comes from

Related to secō (“cut”) and Proto-Slavic *sekyra (“axe”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). Compare also how in spite of the continuation of secūris in Spanish as segur one keeps from the verb a segadera with a similar meaning. See also English sickle.

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