clune

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clūnem, accusative of clūnis (“buttock”), from Proto-Italic *klounis, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlównis (“buttocks, hip”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklu.ne/, [ˈkl̺uːn̺e]
  • Rhymes: -une
  • Hyphenation: clù‧ne

Noun

clune f (plural cluni) (literary)

  1. (anatomy, chiefly in the plural) buttock
    Synonyms: gluteo, natica

Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) clūne

  1. ablative singular of clūnis
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