lacrimal

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lacrimālis, from lacrima (a tear) + -ālis (-al, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lachrymal.

Pronunciation

Adjective

lacrimal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or relating to tears or the tear-secreting organs.
  2. Alternative spelling of lachrymal.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lacrimal (plural lacrimals)

  1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of lacrimal bone..
  2. Ellipsis of lacrimal vase..

References

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)

  1. lachrymal (relating to tears)
    Synonym: lagrimal
  2. which produces tears
    Synonyms: lacrimante, lagrimante, lacrimogéneo

Noun

lacrimal m (plural lacrimais)

  1. (anatomy) lacrimal bone

Hypernyms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French lacrymal.

Adjective

lacrimal m or n (feminine singular lacrimală, masculine plural lacrimali, feminine and neuter plural lacrimale)

  1. lacrimal

Declension

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)

  1. lachrymal (relating to tears)
    Synonym: lagrimal

Noun

lacrimal m (plural lacrimales)

  1. lachrymal

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