different between lacrimal vs lacrymal

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

Adjective

lacrymal (comparative more lacrymal, superlative most lacrymal)

1. Alternative spelling of lacrimal

Noun

lacrymal (plural lacrymals)

1. Alternative spelling of lachrymal (vase intended for collecting tears).

French

Adjective

lacrymal (feminine singular lacrymale, masculine plural lacrymaux, feminine plural lacrymales)

1. lacrimal

Derived terms

• os lacrymal

Further reading

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