"Plautus" meaning in All languages combined

See Plautus on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈplɔːtəs/ [UK], /ˈplaʊtəs/ [UK], /ˈplɔtəs/ [US], /ˈplɑtəs/ [US], /ˈplaʊtəs/ [US]
Etymology: From Latin Titus Maccius Plautus, the latter two names traditionally held to be stage names, from plautus (“flat-footed, flap-eared”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Titus}} Latin Titus, {{m|la|Maccius}} Maccius, {{m|la|Plautus}} Plautus, {{m|la|plautus||flat-footed, flap-eared}} plautus (“flat-footed, flap-eared”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Plautus
  1. A Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC) of the Old Latin period. Wikipedia link: Plautus Categories (topical): Ancient Rome, Comedy, Drama, Individuals Related terms: Plautine Translations (Roman comic playwright): Plautus (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-Plautus-en-name-w9ST0r9J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /ˈplau̯.tus/ [Classical], [ˈpɫ̪äu̯t̪ʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈplau̯.tus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈpläːu̯t̪us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Plautī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Plautus [nominative, singular], Plautī [genitive, singular], Plautō [dative, singular], Plautum [accusative, singular], Plautō [ablative, singular], Plaute [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From plautus (“flat-footed; flap-eared”). In the case of the comic playwright Titus Maccius Plautus, sometimes said to be a personal agnomen from Umbrian dialect plōtus and sometimes self-styled as a stage name. Etymology templates: {{m|la|plautus||flat-footed; flap-eared}} plautus (“flat-footed; flap-eared”), {{m|la|plōtus}} plōtus Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Plautus<2>}} Plautus m sg (genitive Plautī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Plautus<2>}}
  1. Plautus, a famous Roman comic playwright Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular Categories (topical): Comedy, Drama, Individuals Synonyms: Plōtus
    Sense id: en-Plautus-la-name-CWfCWiL8 Disambiguation of Comedy: 80 20 Disambiguation of Drama: 76 24 Disambiguation of Individuals: 82 18 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 59 41
  2. a cognomen used by the gentes Bellia, Rubellia, Sergia, and others Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular Categories (topical): Ancient Rome
    Sense id: en-Plautus-la-name-SYSa5Fh3 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 45 55 Categories (other): Latin cognomina Disambiguation of Latin cognomina: 39 61

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Plōtus"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Plautus"
}

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