disci

See also: dişçi

English

Etymology

From Latin discī, plural of discus.

Noun

disci

1. plural of discus
   • 1932, Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, […] London: Messrs. Longmans, Green, and Co., Ltd., […], page 162:

     (Since M. 23 is a P. porcarius, it is possible that the difference in the size of the two disci is a specific one.)

   • 1960, Athletic Journal, page 54:

     It will carry two 16-pound shots, two disci or one of each.

   • a. 1988, Isabelle K. Raubitschek, “VII: Tools”, in Isthmia: Excavations by the University of Chicago under the Auspices of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, volumes VII: “The Metal Objects (1952–1989)”, Princeton, New Jersey: The American School of Classical Studies at Athens, published 1998, →ISBN, page 122:

     Isthmia 458 is one of only three known disci made of iron, and the material of the halter, 459, is unusual, being of lead.

Anagrams

• ciids, cisid

Latin

Verb

discī

1. present passive infinitive of discō

Noun

discī

1. inflection of discus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular