falce
Italian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelk-, *dʰelg- (“a cutting tool”). Compare French faux.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfal.t͡ʃe/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -altʃe
- Hyphenation: fàl‧ce
Noun
falce f (plural falci)
Derived terms
- falcetto (“sickle”)
Related terms
- falciare (“to mow”)
Latin
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin falx, falcem (“sickle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelk-, *dʰelg- (“a cutting tool”). Cf. Medieval Latin falcata. See also the related form falcă (“jaw”), which underwent further semantic evolution from the original etymology of "sickle" in Latin.
Noun
falce f (plural fălci)
- old unit of measurement (used in Moldova) in agriculture equivalent to about half a hectare, or an area of land that size
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