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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪks/ Forms: fornices [plural]
Etymology: Borrowing from Latin fornix (“an arch, vault”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|fornix||an arch, vault}} Latin fornix (“an arch, vault”) Head templates: {{en-noun|fornices}} fornix (plural fornices)
  1. (anatomy) An archlike or vaulted structure or fold:
    The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-fornix-en-noun-9ZzLZlOW Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy) An archlike or vaulted structure or fold:
    (neuroanatomy) A triangular area of white matter in the mammalian brain beneath the corpus callosum and between the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy, Neuroanatomy
    Sense id: en-fornix-en-noun-VzznbYHY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 47 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 23 59 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 51 19 2 2 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 41 25 2 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 22 56 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 24 52 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 56 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 26 49 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 24 52 24 Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
  3. (anatomy) An archlike or vaulted structure or fold:
    The vaulted upper part of the vagina surrounding the uterine cervix.
    Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (brain part): fòrnix [masculine] (Catalan), 穹窿 (alt: qiónglóng, (Taiwan) qiōnglóng) (Chinese Mandarin), fornikso (Esperanto), aivokaari (Finnish), sklepienie [neuter] (Polish), fórnix [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-fornix-en-noun-IkqM0ymT Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'brain part': 0 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fornical, fornicate, forniceal, fornix vaginae Translations (archlike or vaulted structure or fold): fòrnix [masculine] (Catalan), 穹窿 (alt: qiónglóng, (Taiwan) qiōnglóng) (Chinese Mandarin), holvi (Finnish), pohjukka (Finnish), fórnix [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'archlike or vaulted structure or fold': 33 33 33

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈfor.niks/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈfɔrnɪks̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈfor.niks/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈfɔrniks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Probably akin to Latin fornāx and furnus, fornus (“furnace”), and derived from the latter as *fornikos (“vaulted like a furnace”): typologically compare Ancient Greek κάμινος (káminos, “furnace”) beside καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”), both possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, to curve”). Etymology templates: {{cog|la|fornāx}} Latin fornāx, {{ncog|grc|κάμινος|t=furnace}} Ancient Greek κάμινος (káminos, “furnace”), {{m+|ine-pro|*kh₂em-|t=to bend, to curve}} Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, to curve”) Head templates: {{la-noun|fornix<3>|g=m}} fornix m (genitive fornicis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|fornix<3>}} Forms: fornicis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], fornix [nominative, singular], fornicēs [nominative, plural], fornicis [genitive, singular], fornicum [genitive, plural], fornicī [dative, singular], fornicibus [dative, plural], fornicem [accusative, singular], fornicēs [accusative, plural], fornice [ablative, singular], fornicibus [ablative, plural], fornix [singular, vocative], fornicēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (literal) arch, vault Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-fornix-la-noun-brBJXyMg
  2. (poetic) the arch of heaven Tags: declension-3, masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-fornix-la-noun-OMYGsB2D
  3. brothel, bagnio, stew (situated in a cellar) Tags: declension-3, masculine Categories (topical): Prostitution
    Sense id: en-fornix-la-noun-Jngxx2RH Disambiguation of Prostitution: 2 2 95 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 28 24 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cōnfornicō, fornicārius, fornicor, Fornix Fabius Related terms: fornicārius, fornicātim, fornicātiō, fornicātor, fornicātrīx, fornicātus

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "0 36 64",
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          ],
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          "word": "穹窿"
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          "sense": "brain part",
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          "sense": "brain part",
          "word": "aivokaari"
        },
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          "_dis1": "0 36 64",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "brain part",
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            "neuter"
          ],
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        },
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          "_dis1": "0 36 64",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "brain part",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "fórnix"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪks/"
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      "_dis1": "33 33 33",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "archlike or vaulted structure or fold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "sense": "archlike or vaulted structure or fold",
      "word": "穹窿"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "archlike or vaulted structure or fold",
      "word": "holvi"
    },
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      "sense": "archlike or vaulted structure or fold",
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    },
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      "sense": "archlike or vaulted structure or fold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fórnix"
    }
  ],
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    "fornix"
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}

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        {
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            "2": "fórnix",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        {
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    "de:Rosemarie Lühr",
    "fr:Jacques André"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "archlike or vaulted structure or fold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fòrnix"
    },
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      "alt": "qiónglóng, (Taiwan) qiōnglóng",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "archlike or vaulted structure or fold",
      "word": "穹窿"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "archlike or vaulted structure or fold",
      "word": "holvi"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "archlike or vaulted structure or fold",
      "word": "pohjukka"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "archlike or vaulted structure or fold",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fórnix"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fòrnix"
    },
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      "alt": "qiónglóng, (Taiwan) qiōnglóng",
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      "word": "穹窿"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
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      "sense": "brain part",
      "word": "fornikso"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "brain part",
      "word": "aivokaari"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "brain part",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sklepienie"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "brain part",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "fórnix"
    }
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    "fornix"
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}

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      "word": "cōnfornicō"
    },
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      "word": "fornicārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "fornicor"
    },
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      "word": "Fornix Fabius"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
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    },
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: fornice",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "fornix",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: fornix"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "fórnix",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "ffyrnig",
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      "word": "fornicārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "fornicātim"
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    {
      "word": "fornicātiō"
    },
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      "word": "fornicātor"
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    {
      "word": "fornicātrīx"
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      "word": "fornicātus"
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    {
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        "Classical-Latin"
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      "ipa": "/ˈfor.niks/",
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    "de:Rosemarie Lühr",
    "fr:Jacques André"
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}

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