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lingula

/lɪŋɡjələ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
lin-gu-la
IPA
/lɪŋɡjələ/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.

noun

Any of several tongue-shaped bony structures, especially that which forms the anterior border of the mandibular foramen.

noun

Any small, fleshy tongue-shaped structure, such as in the anatomy of the brain or the human left lung, or in the whitefly vasiform orifice.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lingula (“tonguelet, small unit of volume”), from lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”).

Inflected Forms

lingulas (plural) lingulae (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

lingular linguliform cyathus (4 lingulas) acetabulum (6 lingulas) quartarius (12 lingulas) hemina (24 lingulas) sextarius (48 lingulas) congius (144 lingulas) urna (1152 lingulas)

Questions

How do you pronounce lingula?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪŋɡjələ/.
What does lingula mean?
A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 5/12 Roman ounce of wine, equivalent to about 11 mL.
Where does lingula come from?
Borrowed from Latin lingula (“tonguelet, small unit of volume”), from lingua (“tongue”) + -ula (“-ule: forming diminutives”).

How to pronounce lingula

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