falx

English

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Etymology

From Latin

Noun

falx (plural falxes or falces)

1. a short Dacian sword that resembles a sickle
2. (anatomy) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum, especially one of the partition-like folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.

Derived terms

• falcial

Anagrams

• flax

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dhalk-, *dhalg- (“a cutting tool”). Cognate with Old Irish delg (“thorn, needle”), Old English dalc (“a pin, brooch, bracelet”). More at dalk.

Noun

falx (genitive falcis); f, third declension

1. sickle, scythe
2. (military) a hook used to pull down walls

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	falx	falcēs
genitive	falcis	falcum
dative	falcī	falcibus
accusative	falcem	falcēs
ablative	falce	falcibus
vocative	falx	falcēs

Descendants

• Albanian: felqinë
• Catalan: falç
• French: faux, faucille
• Italian: falce
• Jèrriais: faûcil'ye

• Portuguese: foice
• Romanian: falcă
• Spanish: hoz
• Venetian: falẑ f

References

• Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary