"commensal" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kəˈmɛnsəl/
Etymology: From Middle English commensal, from Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensālis, from com- + mensa (“table”) + -ālis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|commensal}} Middle English commensal, {{der|en|fro|commensal}} Old French commensal, {{der|en|ML.|commensālis}} Medieval Latin commensālis, {{m|la|com-}} com-, {{m|la|mensa|t=table}} mensa (“table”), {{m|la|-ālis}} -ālis Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} commensal (not comparable)
  1. (ecology) Of a form of symbiosis in which one organism derives a benefit while the other is unaffected. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Ecology Translations (of a form of symbiosis): паразитизъм (parazitizǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kommensaalinen (Finnish), komensaliczny (Polish), comensal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-commensal-en-adj-4rpdznLT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 38 16 32 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'of a form of symbiosis': 99 1
  2. Eating at the same table. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-commensal-en-adj-4FQAMFjH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 38 16 32

Noun [English]

IPA: /kəˈmɛnsəl/ Forms: commensals [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English commensal, from Old French commensal, from Medieval Latin commensālis, from com- + mensa (“table”) + -ālis. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|commensal}} Middle English commensal, {{der|en|fro|commensal}} Old French commensal, {{der|en|ML.|commensālis}} Medieval Latin commensālis, {{m|la|com-}} com-, {{m|la|mensa|t=table}} mensa (“table”), {{m|la|-ālis}} -ālis Head templates: {{en-noun}} commensal (plural commensals)
  1. (ecology) An organism partaking in a commensal relationship. Categories (topical): Ecology Translations (organism partaking in a commensal relationship): паразит (parazit) (Bulgarian), pöytävieras (Finnish), komensal [masculine] (Polish), comensal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-commensal-en-noun-iT9pPBGC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 38 16 32 Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'organism partaking in a commensal relationship': 99 1
  2. One who eats at the same table. Translations (One who eats at the same table): сътрапезник (sǎtrapeznik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Tischgenosse [masculine] (German), Tischgenossin [feminine] (German), συνδαιτυμόνας (syndaitymónas) [feminine, masculine] (Greek), współbiesiadnik [masculine] (Polish), współbiesiadniczka [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-commensal-en-noun-G2XAImHo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 38 16 32 Disambiguation of 'One who eats at the same table': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: commensalism, commensality, endocommensal, endocommensalism, ectocommensal

Adjective [French]

IPA: /kɔ.mɑ̃.sal/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-commensal.wav Forms: commensale [feminine], commensaux [masculine, plural], commensales [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin commēnsālis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|ML.|commēnsālis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Medieval Latin commēnsālis, {{bor+|fr|ML.|commēnsālis}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin commēnsālis Head templates: {{fr-adj}} commensal (feminine commensale, masculine plural commensaux, feminine plural commensales)
  1. commensal
    Sense id: en-commensal-fr-adj-wq4Hz3Tg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Noun [French]

IPA: /kɔ.mɑ̃.sal/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-commensal.wav Forms: commensaux [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin commēnsālis. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|ML.|commēnsālis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Medieval Latin commēnsālis, {{bor+|fr|ML.|commēnsālis}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin commēnsālis Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} commensal m (plural commensaux)
  1. commensal Tags: masculine Related terms: commensalisme
    Sense id: en-commensal-fr-noun-wq4Hz3Tg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 42 58

Inflected forms

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