"sphragis" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsfræd͡ʒɪs/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: sphragis.wav [US] Forms: sphragides [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|sphragides}} sphragis (plural sphragides)
  1. (zoology, especially entomology) A mating plug in the genital opening of a female, formed from a waxy secretion deposited by a male during mating. Tags: especially Categories (topical): Entomology, Zoology
    Sense id: en-sphragis-en-noun-Oi~CJyZp Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. Synonym of sphragide Synonyms: sphragide [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sphragis-en-noun-i53D057A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: copulation plug [zoology, biology, natural-sciences], copulatory plug [zoology, biology, natural-sciences], coitus plug [zoology, biology, natural-sciences], sperm plug [zoology, biology, natural-sciences], vaginal plug [zoology, biology, natural-sciences], sement [zoology, biology, natural-sciences] Related terms: sphragistic

Noun [Latin]

Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek σφραγίς (sphragís, “seal”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|σφραγίς||seal}} Ancient Greek σφραγίς (sphragís, “seal”) Head templates: {{la-noun|sphrāgis/sphrāgid<3>|g=f}} sphrāgis f (genitive sphrāgidis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|sphrāgis/sphrāgid<3>}} Forms: sphrāgis [canonical, feminine], sphrāgidis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], sphrāgis [nominative, singular], sphrāgidēs [nominative, plural], sphrāgidis [genitive, singular], sphrāgidum [genitive, plural], sphrāgidī [dative, singular], sphrāgidibus [dative, plural], sphrāgidem [accusative, singular], sphrāgidēs [accusative, plural], sphrāgide [ablative, singular], sphrāgidibus [ablative, plural], sphrāgis [singular, vocative], sphrāgidēs [plural, vocative]
  1. A kind of stone used for seals Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-sphragis-la-noun-rTMIeOEg
  2. (mineralogy) Lemnian earth Tags: declension-3 Categories (topical): Mineralogy, Gems
    Sense id: en-sphragis-la-noun-lDYDUyd~ Disambiguation of Gems: 4 93 2 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 2 94 3 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 87 8 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 20 47 33 Topics: chemistry, geography, geology, mineralogy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. A little ball of plaster in medicine Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-sphragis-la-noun-bA-h1gl2

Inflected forms

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      "form": "sphrāgidibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphrāgis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sphrāgidēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sphrāgis/sphrāgid<3>",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "sphrāgis f (genitive sphrāgidis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sphrāgis/sphrāgid<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A kind of stone used for seals"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Mineralogy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Lemnian earth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mineralogy",
          "mineralogy"
        ],
        [
          "Lemnian earth",
          "Lemnian earth"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mineralogy) Lemnian earth"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "geography",
        "geology",
        "mineralogy",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A little ball of plaster in medicine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "plaster",
          "plaster"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sphragis"
}

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