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Noun [English]

Forms: lapilli [plural]
Etymology: From Latin lapillus. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lapillus}} Latin lapillus Head templates: {{en-noun|lapilli}} lapillus (plural lapilli)
  1. A fragment of lava ejected from a volcano.
    Sense id: en-lapillus-en-noun-MImrCQju
  2. (zoology) One of the otoliths in finfish.
    Sense id: en-lapillus-en-noun-hnvN9jo4 Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 46 7 13 6 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 41 6 11 5 8 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: tephra

Noun [Latin]

IPA: [ɫaˈpɪl.lʊs] [Classical-Latin], [laˈpil.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Diminutive from lapis (“stone”) + -illus, likely originally formed on the oblique stem as lapid- + -lus. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|lapis|illus|gloss1=stone}} lapis (“stone”) + -illus, {{suffix|la|lapis|-lus|alt1=lapid-}} lapid- + -lus Head templates: {{la-noun|lapillus<2>}} lapillus m (genitive lapillī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lapillus<2>}} Forms: lapillī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lapillus [nominative, singular], lapillī [nominative, plural], lapillī [genitive, singular], lapillōrum [genitive, plural], lapillō [dative, singular], lapillīs [dative, plural], lapillum [accusative, singular], lapillōs [accusative, plural], lapillō [ablative, singular], lapillīs [ablative, plural], lapille [singular, vocative], lapillī [plural, vocative]
  1. A small stone, pebble. Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-lapillus-la-noun-szu6SOqv Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -illus, Latin terms suffixed with -lus, Rocks Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -illus: 22 32 19 28 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -lus: 22 32 19 28 Disambiguation of Rocks: 37 14 33 17
  2. Stone in the bladder, gravel, calculus. Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-lapillus-la-noun-EAb9Qxj9 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -illus, Latin terms suffixed with -lus, Rocks Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 19 39 20 22 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -illus: 22 32 19 28 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -lus: 22 32 19 28 Disambiguation of Rocks: 37 14 33 17
  3. A precious stone, gem, jewel; marble. Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-lapillus-la-noun-JAylcHVW Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -illus, Latin terms suffixed with -lus, Gems, Rocks Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -illus: 22 32 19 28 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -lus: 22 32 19 28 Disambiguation of Gems: 16 15 49 20 Disambiguation of Rocks: 37 14 33 17
  4. A tombstone. Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-lapillus-la-noun-O~prm7EV Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -illus, Latin terms suffixed with -lus, Rocks Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 25 21 15 38 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -illus: 22 32 19 28 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -lus: 22 32 19 28 Disambiguation of Rocks: 37 14 33 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lapillīscō, lapillulus
Related terms: lapicīda, lapicīdīnae, lapicīdīnārius, lapidāris, lapidārius, lapidātiō, lapidātor, lapidēscō, lapideus, lapidō, lapidōsitās, lapidōsus, lapiō, lapis

Inflected forms

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        "1": "lapillus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "lapicīda"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapicīdīnae"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapicīdīnārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapidāris"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapidārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapidātiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapidātor"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapidēscō"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapideus"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapidō"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapidōsitās"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapidōsus"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "lapis"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A small stone, pebble."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ],
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ],
        [
          "pebble",
          "pebble"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Stone in the bladder, gravel, calculus."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bladder",
          "bladder"
        ],
        [
          "gravel",
          "gravel"
        ],
        [
          "calculus",
          "calculus"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A precious stone, gem, jewel; marble."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "precious",
          "precious"
        ],
        [
          "gem",
          "gem"
        ],
        [
          "jewel",
          "jewel"
        ],
        [
          "marble",
          "marble"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A tombstone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tombstone",
          "tombstone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ɫaˈpɪl.lʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[laˈpil.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lapillus"
}

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