"stercus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ˈstɛr.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈstɛr.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ-, *(s)terḱ-, *(s)treḱ- (“manure, dung; to sully, soil, decay”), with similar words across Indo-European branches, albeit with various phonetic difficulties. Compare Welsh troeth (“urine”), Hittite [script needed] (ištar(k)-, “to ail, afflict”), Lithuanian ter̃šti (“to soil”), as well as Proto-Germanic *þrakjaz (“dirt”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:der|ine-pro:*(s)terǵ-|ine-pro:*(s)terḱ-|ine-pro:*(s)treḱ-|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)terǵ-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)terḱ-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)treḱ-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "stercus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="stercus">, {{der|la|ine-pro|*(s)terǵ-}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ-, {{cog|cy|troeth|t=urine}} Welsh troeth (“urine”), {{cog|hit|t=to ail, afflict|tr=ištar(k)-}} Hittite [script needed] (ištar(k)-, “to ail, afflict”), {{cog|lt|ter̃šti|t=to soil}} Lithuanian ter̃šti (“to soil”), {{cog|gem-pro|*þrakjaz|t=dirt}} Proto-Germanic *þrakjaz (“dirt”) Head templates: {{la-noun|stercus<3>}} stercus n (genitive stercoris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|stercus<3>}} Forms: stercoris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], stercus [nominative, singular], stercora [nominative, plural], stercoris [genitive, singular], stercorum [genitive, plural], stercorī [dative, singular], stercoribus [dative, plural], stercus [accusative, singular], stercora [accusative, plural], stercore [ablative, singular], stercoribus [ablative, plural], stercus [singular, vocative], stercora [plural, vocative]
  1. dung, excrement, ordure Tags: declension-3, neuter Synonyms: fimum, laetāmen Derived forms: stercorārius, stercoreus, stercorō, stercorōsus Related terms: stercorātiō, stercorātus

Inflected forms

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}

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