Maschile

arcus

Senso (Inglese)

  1. (declension-4, masculine) arc, arch
  2. (declension-4, masculine) bow (arc-shaped weapon used for archery)
  3. (declension-4, masculine) rainbow

sinonimi

arcus caelestis

Frequenza

B2
Pronunciato come (IPA)
[ˈar.kʊs]
Etimologia (Inglese)

From Proto-Italic *arkuos (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”). Cognate to Old English earh, whence English arrow, as well as Proto-Slavic *orkyta (“willow”) and Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”), owing to juniper and willow twigs being used to make bows due to their flexibility.

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