"principium" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: principia [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin prī̆ncipium. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|prī̆ncipium}} Learned borrowing from Latin prī̆ncipium Head templates: {{en-noun|principia}} principium (plural principia)
  1. singular of principia Tags: form-of, singular Form of: principia
    Sense id: en-principium-en-noun-5PI9sKWw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 68 4 17 2 5 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 3 25 1 4 3

Adjective [Latin]

IPA: /priːnˈki.pi.um/ [Classical-Latin], [priːŋˈkɪpiʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /prinˈki.pi.um/ [Classical-Latin], [prɪŋˈkɪpiʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /prinˈt͡ʃi.pi.um/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [prin̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːpium] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: prī̆ncipium [canonical]
Etymology: From prī̆nceps (“first, foremost”) + -ium (“suffix forming abstract nouns”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|prī̆nceps|ium|t1=first, foremost|t2=suffix forming abstract nouns}} prī̆nceps (“first, foremost”) + -ium (“suffix forming abstract nouns”) Head templates: {{head|la|adjective form|head=prī̆ncipium}} prī̆ncipium
  1. genitive plural of prī̆nceps Tags: form-of, genitive, plural Form of: prī̆nceps
    Sense id: en-principium-la-adj-I969HdFZ Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 31 21 12 21 15

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /priːnˈki.pi.um/ [Classical-Latin], [priːŋˈkɪpiʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /prinˈki.pi.um/ [Classical-Latin], [prɪŋˈkɪpiʊ̃ˑ] [Classical-Latin], /prinˈt͡ʃi.pi.um/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [prin̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːpium] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From prī̆nceps (“first, foremost”) + -ium (“suffix forming abstract nouns”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|prī̆nceps|ium|t1=first, foremost|t2=suffix forming abstract nouns}} prī̆nceps (“first, foremost”) + -ium (“suffix forming abstract nouns”) Head templates: {{la-noun|prī̆ncipium<2>}} prī̆ncipium n (genitive prī̆ncipiī or prī̆ncipī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|prī̆ncipium<2>}} Forms: prī̆ncipium [canonical, neuter], prī̆ncipiī [genitive], prī̆ncipī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], prī̆ncipium [nominative, singular], prī̆ncipia [nominative, plural], prī̆ncipiī [genitive, singular], prī̆ncipī [genitive, singular], prī̆ncipiōrum [genitive, plural], prī̆ncipiō [dative, singular], prī̆ncipiīs [dative, plural], prī̆ncipium [accusative, singular], prī̆ncipia [accusative, plural], prī̆ncipiō [ablative, singular], prī̆ncipiīs [ablative, plural], prī̆ncipium [singular, vocative], prī̆ncipia [plural, vocative]
  1. a beginning, an origin, a commencement Tags: declension-2 Synonyms: initium, exordium, prīmōrdium, orīgō, rudīmentum, limen
    Sense id: en-principium-la-noun-FHNKnWZC Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ium Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 60 3 8 7 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ium: 16 49 5 17 13
  2. a groundwork, a foundation, a principle Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-principium-la-noun-GK2aub6S
  3. (in the plural) the elements, the first principles Tags: declension-2, in-plural
    Sense id: en-principium-la-noun-cqUeQ4bS
  4. (military, in the plural) the front ranks, camp headquarters Tags: declension-2, in-plural Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-principium-la-noun-uZGLrsGo Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prī̆ncipiālis
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          "english": "In the beginning was the Word,\nthe Word was with God\nand the Word was God.",
          "ref": "[90-110], [John] Iōannēs, Biblia [Bible], volume Novum Testāmentum [New Testament] (canonical gospel), Ēvangelium secundum Iōannem [Gospel according to John], chapter 1, verse 1, lines 1–3:",
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    "Latin second declension nouns",
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    {
      "word": "prī̆ncipiālis"
    }
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "principiu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Asturian: principiu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Asturian: principiu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "principi",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: principi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: principi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "principio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: principio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: principio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "principio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: principio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: principio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "principe",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old French: principe",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old French: principe"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "principe"
          },
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          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: principe\n→ Danish: princip\n→ Dutch: principe\nAfrikaans: prinsipe\n→ Indonesian: prinsip\n→ West Frisian: prinsipe\n→ Norwegian Bokmål: prinsipp\n→ Norwegian Nynorsk: prinsipp\n→ Turkish: prensip"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "enm",
            "2": "principle",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Middle English: principle",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Middle English: principle"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "principle"
          },
          "expansion": "English: principle",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "English: principle"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "princípio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: princípio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: princípio"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "principiu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: principiu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: principiu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "principio",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: principio",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: principio"
    }
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        "3": "ium",
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        "t2": "suffix forming abstract nouns"
      },
      "expansion": "prī̆nceps (“first, foremost”) + -ium (“suffix forming abstract nouns”)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "prī̆ncipium",
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        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "prī̆ncipiī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prī̆ncipī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prī̆ncipium",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prī̆ncipia",
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      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prī̆ncipiī",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "prī̆ncipī",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "prī̆ncipiōrum",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prī̆ncipiō",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "prī̆ncipiīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "prī̆ncipium",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "prī̆ncipiō",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "prī̆ncipium",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    },
    {
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        "vocative"
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      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fīnis"
        }
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        {
          "english": "In the beginning was the Word,\nthe Word was with God\nand the Word was God.",
          "ref": "[90-110], [John] Iōannēs, Biblia [Bible], volume Novum Testāmentum [New Testament] (canonical gospel), Ēvangelium secundum Iōannem [Gospel according to John], chapter 1, verse 1, lines 1–3:",
          "text": "In prīncipiō erat Verbum,\net Verbum erat apud Deum\net Deus erat Verbum.",
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        }
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        "a beginning, an origin, a commencement"
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          "beginning",
          "beginning"
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          "origin",
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          "commencement",
          "commencement"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "initium"
        },
        {
          "word": "exordium"
        },
        {
          "word": "prīmōrdium"
        },
        {
          "word": "orīgō"
        },
        {
          "word": "rudīmentum"
        },
        {
          "word": "limen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a groundwork, a foundation, a principle"
      ],
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        [
          "groundwork",
          "groundwork"
        ],
        [
          "foundation",
          "foundation"
        ],
        [
          "principle",
          "principle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the elements, the first principles"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "elements",
          "elements#English"
        ],
        [
          "principles",
          "principles#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) the elements, the first principles"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Military"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the front ranks, camp headquarters"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "ranks",
          "ranks#English"
        ],
        [
          "headquarters",
          "headquarters#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military, in the plural) the front ranks, camp headquarters"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "in-plural"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/priːnˈki.pi.um/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[priːŋˈkɪpiʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prinˈki.pi.um/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[prɪŋˈkɪpiʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prinˈt͡ʃi.pi.um/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[prin̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːpium]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "principium"
}

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    "Latin adjective forms",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin neuter nouns",
    "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin non-lemma forms",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -ium",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "expansion": "prī̆nceps (“first, foremost”) + -ium (“suffix forming abstract nouns”)",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From prī̆nceps (“first, foremost”) + -ium (“suffix forming abstract nouns”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "prī̆ncipium",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "genitive plural of prī̆nceps"
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          "princeps#Latin"
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prinˈki.pi.um/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[prɪŋˈkɪpiʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/prinˈt͡ʃi.pi.um/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[prin̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːpium]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "principium"
}

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