lacrimal
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin lacrimālis, from lacrima (“a tear”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lachrymal.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlak.ɹɪm.əl/, /ˈlak.ɹɪm.l̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlæk.ɹəm.əl/
- Rhymes: -ækɹɪməl
Adjective
lacrimal (not comparable)
Derived terms
Translations
of or relating to tears
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References
- “lachrymal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “lachrymal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lacrima (“tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /la.kɾiˈmaw/ [la.kɾiˈmaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.kɾiˈmal/ [lɐ.kɾiˈmaɫ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /lɐ.kɾiˈma.li/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: la‧cri‧mal
Adjective
lacrimal m or f (plural lacrimais, not comparable)
- lachrymal (relating to tears)
- Synonym: lagrimal
- which produces tears
- Synonyms: lacrimante, lagrimante, lacrimogéneo
Related terms
- chorar
- choro
- lacrimação
- lacrimável
- lacrimenjante
- lacrimejar
- lacrimogéneo
- lacrimoso
- lágrima
- lagrimação
- lagrimal
- lagrimante
- lagrimar
- lagrimejar
- lagrimoso
Hypernyms
Romanian
Adjective
lacrimal m or n (feminine singular lacrimală, masculine plural lacrimali, feminine and neuter plural lacrimale)
Declension
Declension of lacrimal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | lacrimal | lacrimală | lacrimali | lacrimale | ||
definite | lacrimalul | lacrimala | lacrimalii | lacrimalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | lacrimal | lacrimale | lacrimali | lacrimale | ||
definite | lacrimalului | lacrimalei | lacrimalilor | lacrimalelor |
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin lacrimālis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lakɾiˈmal/ [la.kɾiˈmal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: la‧cri‧mal
Adjective
lacrimal m or f (masculine and feminine plural lacrimales)
Related terms
Further reading
- “lacrimal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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