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lozenges

English

Noun

lozenges

  1. plural of lozenge

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linctus

English

Etymology

From Latin linctus, from ling? (I lick (up)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l??k.t?s/

Noun

linctus (plural linctuses)

  1. (medicine) Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for coughs.
    Synonyms: lambative, lohoch

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle of ling?.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /?li?nk.tus/, [?li??kt??s?]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?link.tus/, [?li?kt?us]

Participle

l?nctus (feminine l?ncta, neuter l?nctum); first/second-declension participle

  1. licked

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Descendants

  • Aromanian: alimtu

Noun

l?nctus m (genitive l?nct?s); fourth declension

  1. a licking; the act of licking

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

Descendants

  • English: linctus

References

  • linctus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • linctus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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