Lagoon

Morpheme

Lagoon

Type

free base

Denotation

hole, pit, ditch, pool, pond, opening, cavity, hollow, cleft, chasm, gap, void

Etymology

French lagune; Italian laguna; Latin lacūna, from lacus

Evidence

lagoon, lagoonal, lagoonlike, lagoons, lagoonside, lagoonward, lagoonwards, palaeolagoon, paleolagoon

Notes

lagoon, Laguna, lacune, and lacuna are doublets

See Also

Lacune, Lake, Lacustr