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lessus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂- (expressive root).[1] Cognate with latrō, lāmentum, Ancient Greek λῆρος (lêros), λάλος (lálos), λάσκω (láskō).

Noun

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lessus m (accusative singular lessum) (declension unknown)

  1. wailing, cry, funeral lamentation

Usage notes

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This word is only found in the accusative singular. It has no recorded genitive, dative, or plural forms.

References

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  • “lessus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “lessus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lessus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “lessus”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 787
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