Feminine

falce

  1. (feminine) scythe (larger tool than sickle); sickle (smaller tool than scythe)
  2. (feminine) war scythe, scythe
  3. (feminine) crescent

Frequency

31k
Hyphenated as
fàl‧ce
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfal.t͡ʃe/
Etymology

Inherited from Latin falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelk-, *dʰelg- (“a cutting tool”). Compare French faux.

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