"aculeus" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: aculei [plural]
Etymology: From Latin aculeus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|aculeus}} Latin aculeus Head templates: {{en-noun|aculei}} aculeus (plural aculei)
  1. (botany) A sharp spike or other projection growing on a plant, as in some brambles and roses. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (prickle growing on the bark): aculi [masculine] (Catalan), acúleo [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-aculeus-en-noun-pIjoIlrt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'prickle growing on the bark': 87 13
  2. A sting.
    Sense id: en-aculeus-en-noun-4VcYOeRB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: subaculear

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /aˈku.le.us/ [Classical], [äˈkʊɫ̪eʊs̠] [Classical], /aˈku.le.us/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [äˈkuːleus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Derived from ac(us) (“needle”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|acus|uleus|alt1=ac(us)|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=needle|t2=}} ac(us) (“needle”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|aculeus<2>}} aculeus m (genitive aculeī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|aculeus<2>}} Forms: aculeī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], aculeus [nominative, singular], aculeī [nominative, plural], aculeī [genitive, singular], aculeōrum [genitive, plural], aculeō [dative, singular], aculeīs [dative, plural], aculeum [accusative, singular], aculeōs [accusative, plural], aculeō [ablative, singular], aculeīs [ablative, plural], aculee [singular, vocative], aculeī [plural, vocative]
  1. sting, stinger (of an insect) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-aculeus-la-noun-K8F6Xj2M Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 36 41 23
  2. sting (metaphorical) Tags: declension-2, masculine Derived forms (*aculeō; Portuguese): aguilhão
    Sense id: en-aculeus-la-noun-WCOYvnRX Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -uleus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 76 2 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 36 41 23 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -uleus: 26 66 8 Disambiguation of '*aculeō; Portuguese': 41 59 0
  3. spine, thorn Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-aculeus-la-noun-AtZIiK0G Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 36 41 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aculeātus, aculeolus Derived forms (*aculeō): aguillón [Galician], aguijón [Spanish]
Disambiguation of '*aculeō': 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Already does this sting pierce my breast--what business he could have before my house?― The Comedies of Plautus. Henry Thomas Riley. London. G. Bell and Sons. 1912. Perseus",
          "ref": "c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 1000, (iambic senarius)",
          "text": "iam dudum meum ille pectus pungit aculeus, / quid illi negoti fuerit ante aedis meas"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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      "ipa": "[äˈkuːleus]",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Old Frisian: etsel, eetsel, eetzil, eitzel, eetzel, ethzel, ezel, ezil, itsil"
    },
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      "text": "West Frisian: isel, izel"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: aculeo",
          "name": "desc"
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: acúleo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: acúleo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "aculeu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: aculeu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: aculeu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "acúleo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: acúleo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: acúleo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "acus",
        "3": "uleus",
        "alt1": "ac(us)",
        "pos2": "diminutive suffix",
        "t1": "needle",
        "t2": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ac(us) (“needle”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derived from ac(us) (“needle”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "aculeī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculeus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculeī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculeī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculeōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculeō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculeīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculeum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculeōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculeō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculeīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aculeī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aculeus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "aculeus m (genitive aculeī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aculeus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sting, stinger (of an insect)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sting",
          "sting"
        ],
        [
          "stinger",
          "stinger"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Already does this sting pierce my breast--what business he could have before my house?― The Comedies of Plautus. Henry Thomas Riley. London. G. Bell and Sons. 1912. Perseus",
          "ref": "c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 1000, (iambic senarius)",
          "text": "iam dudum meum ille pectus pungit aculeus, / quid illi negoti fuerit ante aedis meas"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sting (metaphorical)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sting",
          "sting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spine, thorn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spine",
          "spine"
        ],
        [
          "thorn",
          "thorn"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈku.le.us/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äˈkʊɫ̪eʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/aˈku.le.us/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äˈkuːleus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aculeus"
}

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