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Noun [English]

IPA: /lɛmˈnɪ.skəs/ Forms: lemniscuses [plural], lemnisci [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪskəs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lēmniscus (“pendent ribbon”), from Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnískos), from Λῆμνος (Lêmnos, “a Greek island Lemnos”) + -ίσκος (-ískos, “noun-forming diminutive suffix”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|lēmniscus||pendent ribbon}} Latin lēmniscus (“pendent ribbon”), {{bor|en|grc|λημνῐ́σκος}} Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnískos), {{af|grc|Λῆμνος|-ίσκος|nocat=1|t1=a Greek island Lemnos|t2=noun-forming diminutive suffix}} Λῆμνος (Lêmnos, “a Greek island Lemnos”) + -ίσκος (-ískos, “noun-forming diminutive suffix”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|lemnisci}} lemniscus (plural lemniscuses or lemnisci)
  1. (zoology) One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the body in the Acanthocephala. Categories (topical): Zoology
    Sense id: en-lemniscus-en-noun-hadeJBRf Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. A woollen fillet attached to the back of crowns, diadems, etc.
    Sense id: en-lemniscus-en-noun-KP5rSScE
  3. (anatomy) A ribbon of fibers, especially of cerebral white nerve fibers. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-lemniscus-en-noun-kGCWF8qf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 13 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 9 64 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: medial lemniscus Related terms: lemniscata

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /leːmˈnis.kus/ [Classical-Latin], [ɫ̪eːmˈnɪs̠kʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /lemˈnis.kus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [lemˈniskus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnískos, “woollen fillet, ribbon”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|λημνῐ́σκος||woollen fillet, ribbon}} Ancient Greek λημνῐ́σκος (lēmnískos, “woollen fillet, ribbon”) Head templates: {{la-noun|lēmniscus<2>}} lēmniscus m (genitive lēmniscī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lēmniscus<2>}} Forms: lēmniscus [canonical, masculine], lēmniscī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lēmniscus [nominative, singular], lēmniscī [nominative, plural], lēmniscī [genitive, singular], lēmniscōrum [genitive, plural], lēmniscō [dative, singular], lēmniscīs [dative, plural], lēmniscum [accusative, singular], lēmniscōs [accusative, plural], lēmniscō [ablative, singular], lēmniscīs [ablative, plural], lēmnisce [singular, vocative], lēmniscī [plural, vocative]
  1. A pendent ribbon Tags: declension-2 Derived forms: lēmniscātus

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "form": "lēmniscīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēmniscum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēmniscōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēmniscō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēmniscīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēmnisce",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lēmniscī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lēmniscus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "lēmniscus m (genitive lēmniscī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lēmniscus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A pendent ribbon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pendent",
          "pendent"
        ],
        [
          "ribbon",
          "ribbon"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/leːmˈnis.kus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɫ̪eːmˈnɪs̠kʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lemˈnis.kus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lemˈniskus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lemniscus"
}

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