"mediocris" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Latin]

IPA: [mɛˈdi.ɔ.krɪs] [Classical-Latin], [meˈd̪iː.o.kris] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From medius and maybe ocris (“rugged mountain”), as if "halfway up". Head templates: {{la-adj|mediocris|adv=mediocriter|comp=mediocrior|sup=medioximus}} mediocris (neuter mediocre, comparative mediocrior, superlative medioximus, adverb mediocriter); third-declension two-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|mediocris}} Forms: mediocre [neuter], mediocrior [comparative], medioximus [superlative], mediocriter [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], mediocris [feminine, masculine, nominative, singular], mediocre [neuter, nominative, singular], mediocrēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], mediocria [neuter, nominative, plural], mediocris [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], mediocrium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], mediocrī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], mediocribus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], mediocrem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], mediocre [accusative, neuter, singular], mediocrēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], mediocrīs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], mediocria [accusative, neuter, plural], mediocrī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], mediocribus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], mediocris [feminine, masculine, singular, vocative], mediocre [neuter, singular, vocative], mediocrēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], mediocria [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. middling, moderate, medium Tags: declension-3, two-termination
    Sense id: en-mediocris-la-adj-XIDiXpPm Categories (other): Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations: 37 28 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 0 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 0 52
  2. tolerable, ordinary, normal Tags: declension-3, two-termination
    Sense id: en-mediocris-la-adj-C65SBipz Categories (other): Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations: 37 28 36
  3. mediocre, indifferent Tags: declension-3, two-termination
    Sense id: en-mediocris-la-adj-Q4Uc9erY Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 33 14 53 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of two terminations: 37 28 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 0 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 0 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mediocriculus, mediocritās, mediocriter Related terms: medioximus
Categories (other): Size Disambiguation of Size: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "→ Italian: mediocre",
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: medíocre",
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      "ipa": "[mɛˈdi.ɔ.krɪs]",
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      "ipa": "[meˈd̪iː.o.kris]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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    {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: mediocre",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Italian: mediocre"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: medíocre",
          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: medíocre"
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          "name": "desc"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: mediocre",
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        "superlative"
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        "neuter",
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    {
      "form": "mediocris",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "mediocria",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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      "form": "mediocrī",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "mediocribus",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[meˈd̪iː.o.kris]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mediocris"
}

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