"skorpjun" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Maltese]

IPA: /skɔrˈpjuːn/ Audio: LL-Q9166 (mlt)-GħawdxiVeru-skorpjun.wav (note: Gozo) Forms: skorpjuni [plural]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian scorpiuni, from Latin scorpiō, from Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos). Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|scorpiuni}} Borrowed from Sicilian scorpiuni, {{der|mt|la|scorpiō}} Latin scorpiō, {{der|mt|grc|σκορπίος}} Ancient Greek σκορπίος (skorpíos) Head templates: {{mt-noun|g=m|p=skorpjuni}} skorpjun m (plural skorpjuni)
  1. scorpion Tags: masculine Synonyms: għakreb
    Sense id: en-skorpjun-mt-noun-Yx~6ULWa Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Animals, Arachnids

Inflected forms

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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "scorpiō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin scorpiō",
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        "2": "grc",
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "skorpjuni",
      "tags": [
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    }
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  "head_templates": [
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "mt:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Arachnids",
          "orig": "mt:Arachnids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "scorpion"
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        {
          "word": "għakreb"
        }
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    },
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      "note": "Gozo",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːn"
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maltese lemmas",
        "Maltese masculine nouns",
        "Maltese nouns",
        "Maltese terms borrowed from Sicilian",
        "Maltese terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
        "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/uːn",
        "Rhymes:Maltese/uːn/2 syllables",
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        "mt:Arachnids"
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        "scorpion"
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        {
          "word": "għakreb"
        }
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/skɔrˈpjuːn/"
    },
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      "note": "Gozo",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "skorpjun"
}

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