falce

== Interlingua == === Noun === falce (plural falces) scythe sickle == Italian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelk-, *dʰelg- (“a cutting tool”). Compare French faux. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfal.t͡ʃe/ Rhymes: -altʃe Hyphenation: fàl‧ce === Noun === falce f (plural falci) scythe (larger tool than sickle); sickle (smaller tool than scythe) war scythe, scythe (astronomy) crescent ==== Derived terms ==== falcetto (“sickle”) ==== Related terms ==== falciare (“to mow”) === Further reading === falce in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana falce in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈfaɫ.kɛ] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈfal̠ʲ.t͡ʃe] === Noun === falce ablative singular of falx == Romanian == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin falx, falcem (“sickle”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰelk-, *dʰelg- (“a cutting tool”). Cf. Medieval Latin falcata. See also the related form falcă (“jaw”), which underwent further semantic evolution from the original etymology of "sickle" in Latin. === Noun === falce f (plural fălci) old unit of measurement (used in Moldova) in agriculture equivalent to about half a hectare, or an area of land that size ==== Related terms ==== falcă