English

Noun

lacertus ‎(plural lacerti)

1. (anatomy) A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibres.

Latin

Etymology

The origin is uncertain, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *Hlak-, *lēk- ‎(“leg; the main muscle of the arm or leg”). See English leg.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /laˈker.tus/

Noun

lacertus (muscular part of the arm)

lacertus m ‎(genitive lacertī); second declension

1. The muscular part of the upper arm, including the shoulder, biceps, and triceps.
2. The arm
3. muscle (strength)

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

• lacerō
• lacertōsus
• lacertulus

Noun

lacertus (lizard)

lacertus m ‎(genitive lacertī); second declension (feminine lacerta)

1. A lizard

Inflection

Second declension.

Alternative forms

• lacerta

Descendants

References

• lacertus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• lacertus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “lacertus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.