Reconstruction:Latin/pollicata
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pollic- (“thumb”) + -āta (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*pollicāta f (Proto-Western-Romance)
- unit of length based on the human thumb
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | */polleˈɡaːda/ | */polleˈɡaːdas/ |
oblique | */polleˈɡaːda/ | */polleˈɡaːdas/ |
Descendants[edit]
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References[edit]
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “pulgar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 686