falç

sickle

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfals]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: falx

Cognate with Occitan: fauç

Cognate with French: faux

Cognate with Spanish: hoz

In summary

Inherited from Latin falcem (compare Occitan fauç or hauç, French faux, Spanish hoz) from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelk-, *dʰelg- (“a cutting tool”).

Concepts

sickle

scythe

reaping hook

reap hook

Synonyms

dalla

Translations

hoz

faucille

sierp

falce

foice

δρεπάνι

sikkel

Sichel

falcetto

orak

zicht

zichel

guadaña

falx

faux