sagitta

      See also Sagitta

      English

      Etymology

      From Latin sagitta (“arrow”).

      Noun

      sagitta (plural sagittas)

      1. The keystone of an arch.
      2. (geometry) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string.
      3. (anatomy) The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes.

      Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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      Latin

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      Wikipedia la

      duae sagittae (two arrows)

      Etymology

      Unknown etymology. Probably from a pre-Latin Mediterranean language. [1]

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      sagitta (genitive sagittae); f, first declension

      1. arrow, bolt
      2. (medicine) lancet
      3. (botany) arrowhead, a plant of the genus Sagittaria

      Inflection

      Number Singular Plural
      nominative sagitta sagittae
      genitive sagittae sagittārum
      dative sagittae sagittīs
      accusative sagittam sagittās
      ablative sagittā sagittīs
      vocative sagitta sagittae

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      References

      1. ^ “saetta” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2
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