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falce

falce

Italian

Noun

falce f ‎(plural falci)

  1. scythe (larger tool than sickle); sickle (smaller tool than scythe)
  2. crescent (of moon - planet)

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Latin

Noun

falce

  1. ablative singular of falx

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin falx, falcem ("sickle"). Cf. Medieval Latin falcata. See also the related form falcă ‎(“jaw”), which underwent further semantic evolution from the original etymology of "sickle" in Latin.

Noun

falce f ‎(plural fălci)

  1. old unit of measurement (used in Moldova) in agriculture equivalent to about half a hectare, or an area of land that size

Related terms

Etymology

From Latin falx, falcem.

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