lachrymatory

English

Alternative forms

• lacrimatory

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlækɹɪmətəɹi/

Etymology 1

From Latin lachrymātōrius. By surface analysis, lachrymate +‎ -ory.

Adjective

lachrymatory (comparative more lachrymatory, superlative most lachrymatory)

1. Pertaining to or causing tears.
   • 1919: It is sheer affectation to lacerate a man with the poisonous fragment of a bursting shell and to boggle at making his eyes water by means of lachrymatory gas. — Winston Churchill, "1919 War Office Memorandum"

Translations

causing tears

• Armenian: արցունքաբեր (arcʻunkʻaber)
• Bulgarian: сълзотворен (sǎlzotvoren)
• Finnish: kyynel- (fi) (pertaining to), kyynelvuotoa aiheuttava (causing)
• French: lacrymogène (fr) m or f, lacrymatoire (fr) m or f
• Ido: lakrimifanta, lakrimiganta
• Polish: łzawiący
• Portuguese: lacrimogêneo (pt) (Brazil), lacrimogéneo (Portugal)
• Russian: слезоточи́вый (ru) (slezotočívyj)

Etymology 2

From Latin lachrymātōrium. By surface analysis, lachrymate +‎ -ory.

Noun

lachrymatory (plural lachrymatories)

1. (archaeology) A vase supposedly intended to hold tears; formerly used by archaeologists to designate certain urns found in Roman burials.
   • 1658: For beside these Lachrymatories, notable Lamps with Vessels of Oyles and Aromaticall Liquors attended noble Ossuaries. — Sir Thomas Browne, Urne-Burial (Penguin 2005, p. 21)

Synonyms

• lachrymal / lacrimal

Translations

vase intended to hold tears

• Bulgarian: лакримарий m (lakrimarij)
• Finnish: kyynelmalja
• French: lacrymatoire (fr) m
• Ido: lakrimovazo (io)
• Polish: łzawnica (pl) f
• Russian: слезни́ца (ru) f (slezníca)
• Serbo-Croatian: lakrimarij m, lakrimonij m