lamprea

Meaning

lamprey (a fish)

Concepts

lamprey

lampreys

violet goby

dragon eel

Synonyms

ansioso

morena

congrio

lampern

gobio violeta

esmeralda de río

Translations

lamproie

lampreda

Neunauge

lampreia

lamprei

الشلق

Neunaugen

lamprede

negenoog

prik

lampresa

taşemen

dragão

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Hyphenated as

lam‧pre‧a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lamˈpɾea/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: lampreda

Cognate with French: lamproie

Cognate with Portuguese: lampreia

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lamprēda (attested as Medieval Latin lampreda), of uncertain origin: possibly from Late Latin lampetra, from a combination of Latin lambō (“to lick”) and petra (“stone”). Compare Italian lampreda, French lamproie and Portuguese lampreia.