lunula

Meaning

  1. Something shaped like a crescent or half-moon; especially the pale area at the base of the fingernail.
  2. (Ancient-Rome, historical) A crescent moon-shaped pendant worn by girls in Ancient Rome.

Translations

Nagelmöndchen

μηνίσκος

lunula

lúnula

Lúnula

Lunula

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lūnula.

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