foice
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
- fouce (dated or dialectal)
Etymology edit
Alteration of fouce. Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese fouce, from Latin falcem, from Proto-Indo-European *dhalk-, *dhalg- (“a cutting tool”). Compare Galician fouce, Sicilian fauci, Spanish hoz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
foice f (plural foices)
Walloon edit
Etymology edit
From Old French force, from Late Latin fortia, a noun derived from the neuter plural of Latin fortis (“strong”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
foice f (plural foices)