lacusta

See also: lãcustã and lăcustă

Latin

Etymology

Vulgar form of classical Latin locusta (“locust, lobster”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /laˈkus.ta/, [ɫaˈkʊs.ta]

Noun

lacusta f (genitive lacustae); first declension

locust, grasshopper
crustacean, marine shellfish, lobster

Declension

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	lacusta	lacustae
Genitive	lacustae	lacustārum
Dative	lacustae	lacustīs
Accusative	lacustam	lacustās
Ablative	lacustā	lacustīs
Vocative	lacusta	lacustae

Descendants

Aromanian lãcustã
Asturian: llagosta, llangosta, l.langosta
Catalan: llagosta
French: langouste (through Old Occitan)
Galician: lagosta
Italian: aragosta

Occitan: langosta
Old French: laöste, laüste, laouste
Portuguese: lagosta
Romanian: lăcustă
Spanish: lagosta, langosta

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