different between lacer vs lamer

English

Etymology

lace +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?le?s.?(?)/
• Rhymes: -e?s?(r)
• Homophone: laser (Etymology 2)

Noun

lacer (plural lacers)

1. A person or thing who laces

Anagrams

• 'clare, Carle, Clare, Clear, carle, clear, recal

French

Etymology

See lacs

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.se/
• Homophone: lasser

Verb

lacer

1. to lace, to lace up

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which ‘c’ is softened to a ‘ç’ before the vowels ‘a’ and ‘o’.

Related terms

• lacet

Further reading

• “lacer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• caler, racle, raclé

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leh?k- (“to tear, rend”). Cognate with lancin?, Ancient Greek ????? (lakís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?la.ker/, [???äk?r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?la.t??er/, [?l??t???r]

Adjective

lacer (feminine lacera, neuter lacerum); first/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er)

1. lacerated, mangled, torn to pieces

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Derived terms

• lacer?

References

• lacer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lacer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• lacer in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Old French

Verb

lacer

1. Alternative form of lacier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

English

Etymology

lame +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e?m?(?)

Adjective

lamer

1. comparative form of lame: more lame

Noun

lamer (plural lamers)

1. (slang, derogatory) a person lacking in maturity, social skills, technical competence or intelligence

Translations

Anagrams

• Almer, Lemar, Lerma, Maler, maerl, maler, marle, meral, realm

French

Etymology

From lame +? -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.me/
• Homophones: lamai, lamé, lamée, lamées, lamés, lamez

Verb

lamer

1. (transitive) to flatten

Conjugation

Further reading

• “lamer” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• Armel, larme

Kholosi

Etymology

Borrowed from Lari [script needed] (lamr).

Noun

lamer ?

1. sand

References

• Eric Anonby; Hassan Mohebi Bahmani (2014) , “Shipwrecked and Landlocked: Kholosi, an Indo-Aryan Language in South-west Iran”, in Cahier de Studia Iranica xx?^[1], pages 13-36

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French mer

Noun

lamer

1. sea

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Spanish

Alternative forms

• lamber (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin lambere, present active infinitive of lamb?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la?me?/, [la?me?]

Verb

lamer (first-person singular present lamo, first-person singular preterite lamí, past participle lamido)

1. to lick (stroke with the tongue)
2. to lick (lap; take in with the tongue)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Related terms

• chupar