Lacrima
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Italian
Noun
lacrima (plural lacrime)
- tear (drop of fluid secreted from the eyes)
Latin
Noun
lācrima f 1st declension
- a tear
- Lacrimae sunt arma femina. ("Tears are the weapons of a woman.")
Other Forms
- dacrima
- lacruma
Etymology
from Greek dakryma, cognates include English tear.
Related Words
- Diminutive: lacrimula
- lacrimabilis
- lacrimabundus
- lacrimare
- lacrimosus