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esca

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(Anglais)

(collective, declension-1) food
(collective, declension-1) food
(collective, declension-1) fodder
(collective, declension-1) fodder
(collective, declension-1) fuel, especially firewood
(collective, declension-1) fuel, especially firewood

Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈeːs.ka]

For Proto-Italic *ēsskā, Proto-Indo-European *h₁ēd-s-keh₂, from *h₁ed- (“eat”), the root of edō (“eat”). Judging by Lithuanian ėskà (“food, fodder”), the long vowel is of PIE origin, but despite this often cited as an example of Lachmann's lengthening.