lattermath

English

Etymology

From latter (from Old English lætra, comparative form of læt (“late”)) + math (dialectal, from Old English mæð (“mowing”), from the Proto-Germanic *mēþą).

Noun

lattermath (plural lattermaths)

(literally) The latter (i.e. second) mowing, a second crop of grass grown after the first was harvested
(figuratively) The later result or consequences; further developments

Synonyms

aftermath

Related terms

Translations

literally

Dutch: etgroen (nl) n, nagras (nl) n
Greek: συνέπεια (el) f (synépeia), επακόλουθο (el) n (epakóloutho)

figuratively

Greek: συνέπειες (el) f pl (synépeies), επακόλουθα (el) n pl (epakóloutha)

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