"Avernus" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Latin Avernus, from Ancient Greek ἄορνος (áornos), ἄϝορνος (áwornos, “birdless”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”). The lack of birds was likely due to fatal gases like carbon dioxide seeping from the volcanically active lake. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Avernus}} Latin Avernus, {{der|en|grc|ἄορνος}} Ancient Greek ἄορνος (áornos), {{m|grc|ἄϝορνος||birdless}} ἄϝορνος (áwornos, “birdless”), {{m|grc|ἀ-||without}} ἀ- (a-, “without”), {{m|grc|ὄρνις||bird}} ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Avernus
  1. The entrance to Hell or the underworld, or the underworld itself. Categories (topical): Ancient Rome Categories (place): Lakes
    Sense id: en-Avernus-en-name-ydzMfCEh Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 58 42 Disambiguation of Lakes: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 84 16
  2. A lake in Southern Italy. Categories (place): Italy Translations (lake in Italy): Averno [masculine] (Italian), Lago Averno [masculine] (Italian), Avernus [masculine] (Latin), Lacus Avernus [masculine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-Avernus-en-name-TJQpBnUz Disambiguation of Italy: 4 96 Disambiguation of 'lake in Italy': 0 100

Proper name [Latin]

Etymology: Ancient Greek ἄορνος (áornos), ἄϝορνος (áwornos, “birdless”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”). The lack of birds was likely due to fatal gases like carbon dioxide seeping from the volcanically active lake. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|ἄορνος}} Ancient Greek ἄορνος (áornos), {{m|grc|ἄϝορνος||birdless}} ἄϝορνος (áwornos, “birdless”), {{m|grc|ἀ-||without}} ἀ- (a-, “without”), {{m|grc|ὄρνις||bird}} ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Avernus<2.loc>}} Avernus m sg (genitive Avernī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Avernus<2.loc>}} Forms: Avernī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Avernus [nominative, singular], Avernī [genitive, singular], Avernō [dative, singular], Avernum [accusative, singular], Avernō [ablative, singular], Averne [singular, vocative], Avernī [locative, singular]
  1. Avernus (lake in Southern Italy) Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular Categories (place): Italy Derived forms: Avernālis
    Sense id: en-Avernus-la-name-uoEdSOYU Disambiguation of Italy: 95 5 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 54 46
  2. The underworld Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular Categories (place): Lakes
    Sense id: en-Avernus-la-name-qQOEAvSH Disambiguation of Lakes: 43 57 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 93 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 54 46

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Ancient Greek ἄορνος (áornos), ἄϝορνος (áwornos, “birdless”), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”). The lack of birds was likely due to fatal gases like carbon dioxide seeping from the volcanically active lake.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Avernī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Avernus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Avernī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Avernō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Avernum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Avernō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Averne",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Avernī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Avernus<2.loc>"
      },
      "expansion": "Avernus m sg (genitive Avernī); second declension",
      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Avernus<2.loc>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Avernus (lake in Southern Italy)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Avernus",
          "Avernus#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The underworld"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "underworld",
          "underworld"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "la:Avernus"
  ],
  "word": "Avernus"
}

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