different between lacrimal vs lachrymal

English

Alternative forms

• lachrymal, lacrymal

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lacrim?lis, from lacrima (“a tear”) +? -?lis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lachrymal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?lak.??m.?l/, /?lak.??m.l?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?læk.??m.?l/
• Rhymes: -æk??m?l

Adjective

lacrimal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of or relating to tears or the tear-secreting organs.
2. Alternative spelling of lachrymal.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lacrimal (plural lacrimals)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of lacrimal bone.
2. Ellipsis of lacrimal vase.

References

• “lachrymal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “lachrymal”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin lacrima (“tear”), from Proto-Indo-European *dá?ru-.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.k?i.?maw/

Adjective

lacrimal m or f (plural lacrimais, not comparable)

1. lachrymal (relating to tears)

   Synonym: lagrimal

2. which produces tears

   Synonyms: lacrimante, lagrimante, lacrimogêneo

Related terms

Noun

lacrimal m (plural lacrimais)

1. (anatomy) lacrimal bone

Hypernyms

• osso

Romanian

Etymology

From French lacrymal

Adjective

lacrimal m or n (feminine singular lacrimal?, masculine plural lacrimali, feminine and neuter plural lacrimale)

1. lacrimal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lak?i?mal/, [la.k?i?mal]

Adjective

lacrimal (plural lacrimales)

1. lachrymal (relating to tears)

   Synonym: lagrimal

Related terms

• lágrima

Noun

lacrimal m (plural lacrimales)

1. lachrymal

Further reading

• “lacrimal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Alternative forms

• lacrimal, lacrymal

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin lachrym?lis, from lachryma (“a tear”) +? -?lis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). Doublet of lacrimal.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?lak.??m.?l/, /?lak.??m.l?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?læk.??m.?l/
• Rhymes: -æk??m?l

Adjective

lachrymal (not comparable)

1. (formal, literary) Connected with weeping or tears.
2. (anatomy) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

lachrymal (plural lachrymals)

1. A lachrymatory (vase intended for collecting tears).
2. (humorous, in the plural) Lachrymal feelings or organs.
3. (anatomy) Alternative spelling of lacrimal.

References

• “lachrymal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “lachrymal”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).