dactylus

Meaning

Noun

1. (declension-2, masculine) a sort of muscle
2. (declension-2, masculine) a kind of grape
3. (declension-2, masculine) a sort of grass
4. (declension-2, masculine) a precious stone
5. (declension-2, masculine) the date
6. (declension-2, masculine) a dactyl (¯ ˘ ˘), one long followed by two short, or one accented followed by two unaccented; this came to be in an allusion to the three joints of the finger

Adj

finger-like; fingered.

Concepts

dactyl

date

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date palm

Translations

dactyle

Daktylus

dattilo

datte

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dátil

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esdrújulo

tâmara

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dattero

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dadel

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dáctilo

hurma

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Dattel

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dàtil

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Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈdak.ty.ɫʊs]

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger, a dactyl”).