falce

Noun

falce (plural falces)

1. scythe
2. sickle

Etymology

From Latin falx, falcem. Compare French faux.

Noun

falce f (plural falci)

1. scythe (larger tool than sickle); sickle (smaller tool than scythe)
2. (astronomy) crescent

Noun

falce

1. ablative singular of falx

Etymology

From Latin falx, falcem ("sickle"). Cf. Medieval Latin falcata. See also the related form falcă (“jaw”), which underwent further semantic evolution from the original etymology of "sickle" in Latin.

Noun

falce f (plural fălci)

1. old unit of measurement (used in Moldova) in agriculture equivalent to about half a hectare, or an area of land that size