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Latin
Etymology
A diminutive of either *daca (“dagger”) or Gaulish *dalgis (“scythe”), the latter akin to Latin falx (“scythe”), Lithuanian dal̃gis (“scythe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*daculum n (Proto-Western-Romance)
- scythe
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*/ˈdaʎʎu/
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*/ˈdaʎʎa/
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| oblique
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*/ˈdaʎʎu/
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*/ˈdaʎʎa/
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Descendants
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References
- “dall” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “*daculum, -a”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 196
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*daculu, -a”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 3: D–F, page 2
