falcate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin falcātus (“curved, sickle-shaped”), from falx (“sickle”, oblique stem in falc-) +‎ -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfælkeɪt/

Adjective

falcate (comparative more falcate, superlative most falcate)

1. (zoology, botany) Shaped like a sickle.

Synonyms

• falcated, falciform, falcular, drepaniform

Derived terms

• defalcate
• falcation
• subfalcate

Translations

shaped like a sickle

Bulgarian: сърповиден (sǎrpoviden) Finnish: sirppimäinen Polish: sierpowaty (pl) Portuguese: falcado (pt) m

Anagrams

• facetal

Italian

Noun

falcate f

1. plural of falcata

Adjective

falcate f

1. feminine plural of falcato

Latin

Adjective

falcāte

1. vocative masculine singular of falcātus