lacus lacrimalis
Translingual
noun
Definitions
- A small triangular space of the conjunctiva of the eye that is present at the medial angle of both the eyes in which the tears will accumulate after cleaning the anterior surfaces of the conjunctiva and the eyeball.
Etymology
Derived from Latin lacus (lake, hollow, pond, vat, hole), lacrimalis, lacrima (tear).
Origin
Latin
lacrima
Gloss
tear
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泪, 涙
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lachrymiform English
- lacrimogenous English
- lakustrinen Finnish
- *lacālis Latin
- Sublaqueum Latin
- lacrima Latin
- lacrimalis Latin
- lacrimosus Latin
- lacus Latin
- lacūna Latin
- lago Italian
- lacrymogène French
- larme French
- lacrimógeno Spanish, Castilian
- lago Spanish, Castilian
- lágrima Spanish, Castilian
- *lakw- Proto-Indo-European
- lac Old French
- larme Old French
- lerme Old French
- llac Catalan, Valencian
- lac Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lacrimă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lacrămă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- lago Ido
- lago Old Portuguese
- lac Aromanian
- *lakus Proto-Italic
- lag Romansh
- lai Romansh
- laitg Romansh
- lej Romansh
- llagu Asturian
- llárima Asturian
- lâc Friulian
- lacu Sicilian
- lagu Sicilian
- lach Venetian
- lac Dalmatian
- lak Walloon
- lagu Sardinian
- lagrama Istriot
- lacruma Old Latin
- laco Aragonese
- lèg Emilian