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lacertus

/ləˈsɝː.təs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
la-cer-tus
IPA
/ləˈsɝː.təs/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibres.

Etymology

From Late Latin lacertus (“muscle”), from Classical Latin lacertus (“upper arm”), possibly from lacerta (“lizard”). For the semantics, compare muscle from mūsculus (“little mouse”), derived from a supposed resemblance to little mice.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ləˈsɝː.təs/

Inflected Forms

lacerti (plural) lacert (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce lacertus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləˈsɝː.təs/.
What does lacertus mean?
A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibres.
Where does lacertus come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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