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sulcus.

furrow; rut; trail of a meteor, track, wake; female external genitalia (rude);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsʊɫ.kʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈsul.kus]
  1. A furrow made by a plow.

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. Ploughing.

    declension-2 · masculine
  3. A long, narrow trench; a ditch.

    declension-2 · masculine
  4. A rut or track.

    declension-2 · masculine · usually
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Indo-European *selk- (“to pull, drag”). More specifically, the Latin term can reflect Proto-Italic *solkos, itself from either *solk-o- or *sl̥k-o-, though De Vaan considers the former more likely due to the parallel in Ancient Greek ὁλκός (holkós). Ancient Greek ὁλκός (holkós) is also the source of the doublet holcus.

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