Lachesis

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Λάχεσις (Lákhesis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlækɪsɪs/

Proper noun

Lachesis

1. (Greek mythology) One of the three Fates (Moirae), daughter of Zeus and Themis; the measurer of each thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Decima.
   • 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, published 1959, →OCLC:

     And if it were asked how it is known that the pocket in which Erskine kept this key was sewn on to the front of his underhose, the answer to that would be this, that one day when Erskine was doing his number one against a bush, Watt, who as Lachesis would have it was doing his number one too against the same bush, but on the other side, caught a glimpse, through the bush, for it was a deciduous bush, of the key, gleaming among the flap buttons.

Translations

one of the Fates

• Finnish: Lakhesis
• Greek:

  Ancient: Λάχεσις f (Lákhesis)

• Italian: Lachesi f
• Marathi: लॅकिसिस f (lĕkisis)
• Portuguese: Láquesis

Noun

Lachesis (uncountable)

1. (homeopathy) The venom of Lachesis muta, the bushmaster snake, used to treat various conditions.

Derived terms

• Lachesian

Anagrams

• clashies