Meaning of flagellum | Babel Free
[fɫaˈɡɛl.lũː]Definitions
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whip, lash, scourge declension-2, neuter
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whip for driving animals (riding horses, cattle etc.) declension-2, neuter
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tentacle declension-2, neuter
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young branch, shoot declension-2, neuter
Examples
“[…] nē lāneum latusculum manūsque mollicellās inusta turpiter tibī flagella cōnscribillent […]”
[…] so that your soft side and your tender hands burning lashes may not shamefully scribble on […]
“[…] utque sub aequoribus dēprēnsum pōlypus hostem”
[…] and how under the seas the polyp holds fast the captured enemy with tentacles dispatched from every side.
“Crās amōrum cōpulātrīx inter umbrās arborum”
Tomorrow the binder of loves amongst the shades of trees weaves green cottages from myrtle branches.
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See also
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