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Latin
Etymology 1
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Pronunciation
Noun
ructa f (genitive ructae); first declension
- (anatomy) oesophagus
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Verb
rūctā
- second-person singular present active imperative of rūctō
References
- ructa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ructa in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)