lacinia
English
Etymology
Latin , the lappet or flap of a garment.
Noun
lacinia (plural laciniae)
- (botany) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders of the petals of some flowers.
- (botany) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised leaf.
- (zoology) The posterior inner process of the stipes on the maxillae of insects.
Derived terms
- lacinial
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for lacinia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *lek- (“to tear, rend”). Cognates include Latin lacer (“torn, mangled”), lanius (“butcher”) and Ancient Greek λᾰκίζω (lakízō, “to tear to pieces”).
Noun
lacinia f (genitive laciniae); first declension
- An edge or flap of a garment
- dewlap
- A small piece of something (especially land)
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lacinia | laciniae |
| Genitive | laciniae | laciniārum |
| Dative | laciniae | laciniīs |
| Accusative | laciniam | laciniās |
| Ablative | laciniā | laciniīs |
| Vocative | lacinia | laciniae |
Descendants
- Portuguese: lacínia
References
- lacinia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- lacinia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lacinia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- lacinia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- lacinia in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- lacinia in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- lacinia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin