"spiculum" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈspɪkjʊləm/ Forms: spicula [plural]
Etymology: From Latin spīculum (“a little sharp point”), from spīcum, alternative form of spīca (“point, spike”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|spīculum||a little sharp point}} Latin spīculum (“a little sharp point”), {{m|la|spīcum}} spīcum, {{m|la|spīca||point, spike}} spīca (“point, spike”) Head templates: {{en-noun|spicula}} spiculum (plural spicula)
  1. A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century. Categories (topical): Spears, Weapons
    Sense id: en-spiculum-en-noun-rfNcXEVo Disambiguation of Spears: 43 19 22 15 Disambiguation of Weapons: 40 20 24 16 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 36 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 28 31 19
  2. A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice. Synonyms (sharp, pointed crystal): spicula
    Sense id: en-spiculum-en-noun-rsMGwDsx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 36 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 28 31 19 Disambiguation of 'sharp, pointed crystal': 3 69 24 5
  3. (zoology) A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge. Categories (topical): Zoology Synonyms (sharp, needle-like strucutre): spicule
    Sense id: en-spiculum-en-noun-iEkKqgyi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 36 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 28 31 19 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Disambiguation of 'sharp, needle-like strucutre': 0 42 58 0
  4. (astronomy) A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun. Categories (topical): Astronomy Synonyms (small radial emission of gas): spicule
    Sense id: en-spiculum-en-noun-yZrDCr3P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 35 36 20 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 22 28 31 19 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'small radial emission of gas': 5 3 7 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spiculum amoris

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈspiː.ku.lum/ [Classical], [ˈs̠piːkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ] [Classical], /ˈspi.ku.lum/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈspiːkulum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From spīcum (“point, spike”, alternative form of spīca) + -ulum (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{m|la|spīca}} spīca, {{af|la|spīcum|-ulus|alt2=-ulum|pos1=alternative form of <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">spīca</i>|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=point, spike}} spīcum (“point, spike”, alternative form of spīca) + -ulum (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|spīculum<2>}} spīculum n (genitive spīculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|spīculum<2>}} Forms: spīculum [canonical, neuter], spīculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], spīculum [nominative, singular], spīcula [nominative, plural], spīculī [genitive, singular], spīculōrum [genitive, plural], spīculō [dative, singular], spīculīs [dative, plural], spīculum [accusative, singular], spīcula [accusative, plural], spīculō [ablative, singular], spīculīs [ablative, plural], spīculum [singular, vocative], spīcula [plural, vocative]
  1. little sharp point or sting Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-spiculum-la-noun-bned4TPY Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -ulus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 60 40 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ulus: 53 47
  2. dart, arrow Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-spiculum-la-noun-ZDQdR~za Categories (other): Latin terms suffixed with -ulus Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ulus: 53 47

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
    },
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    },
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        }
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      "text": "Sicilian: spicchiu (“clove”)"
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "Gallo-Romance:"
    },
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            "1": "pcd",
            "2": "épillon",
            "der": "1",
            "t": "bee's stinger, barb"
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          "expansion": "⇒ Picard: épillon (“bee's stinger, barb”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Picard: épillon (“bee's stinger, barb”)"
    },
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      "text": "Occitano-Romance:"
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            "t": "lavender"
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        }
      ],
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            "t": "piece of wood for patching containers"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Gascon: arrespilh (“piece of wood for patching containers”)"
    },
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "Ibero-Romance:"
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          "args": {
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          "expansion": "Aragonese: espligo (“lavender”)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Aragonese: espligo (“lavender”)"
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        {
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            "1": "es",
            "2": "espliego",
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: espliego",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: espliego"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "esprego",
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          "expansion": "Galician: esprego (“lavender”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: esprego (“lavender”)"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eu",
            "2": "izpiliku",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Basque: izpiliku",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Basque: izpiliku"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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      "text": "Borrowings:"
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            "2": "spicule",
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          "expansion": "→ English: spicule, spiculum",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: spicule, spiculum"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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          "expansion": "→ French: spicule",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: spicule"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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            "1": "pt",
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: espículo",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: espículo"
    },
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      "depth": 0,
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      "text": ""
    },
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      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
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          "expansion": "Corsican: spigula (“tap, spigot”)",
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          "args": {
            "1": "Sillano"
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      "text": "North Italian:"
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            "t": "comb for flax"
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          "expansion": "Ladin: spigola (“comb for flax”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Ladin: spigola (“comb for flax”)"
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          "name": "desc"
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            "1": "Alpine"
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      "text": "Gallo-Romance: (with the sense of 'pin')"
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          "expansion": "Gallo: épille",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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        }
      ],
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "spīculīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
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    },
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      "form": "spīculum",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spīculīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spīculum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spīcula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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        {
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          "sting"
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      ],
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        [
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          "dart"
        ],
        [
          "arrow",
          "arrow"
        ]
      ],
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        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspiː.ku.lum/",
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        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈs̠piːkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ku.lum/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈspiːkulum]",
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English nouns with irregular plurals",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "en:Spears",
    "en:Weapons"
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century."
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        [
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          "javelin"
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        [
          "Roman",
          "Roman"
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        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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          "crystal",
          "crystal"
        ],
        [
          "ice",
          "ice"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "en:Zoology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge."
      ],
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        [
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          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "sponge",
          "sponge"
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      ],
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        "(zoology) A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        "A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun."
      ],
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        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "gas",
          "gas"
        ],
        [
          "chromosphere",
          "chromosphere"
        ],
        [
          "corona",
          "corona"
        ],
        [
          "sun",
          "sun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(astronomy) A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspɪkjʊləm/"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "sense": "sharp, needle-like strucutre",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "small radial emission of gas",
      "word": "spicule"
    }
  ],
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    "spiculum"
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  "word": "spiculum"
}

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    "Latin 3-syllable words",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin neuter nouns",
    "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -ulus",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "spicchio",
            "3": "spigolo",
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            "t2": "corner, edge"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: spicchio (“wedge, clove”), spigolo (“corner, edge”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: spicchio (“wedge, clove”), spigolo (“corner, edge”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "spicchiu",
            "t": "clove"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: spicchiu (“clove”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: spicchiu (“clove”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Gallo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pcd",
            "2": "épillon",
            "der": "1",
            "t": "bee's stinger, barb"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Picard: épillon (“bee's stinger, barb”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Picard: épillon (“bee's stinger, barb”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Occitano-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "espígol",
            "t": "lavender"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: espígol (“lavender”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: espígol (“lavender”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc-gas",
            "2": "arrespilh",
            "der": "1",
            "t": "piece of wood for patching containers"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Gascon: arrespilh (“piece of wood for patching containers”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Gascon: arrespilh (“piece of wood for patching containers”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Ibero-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "an",
            "2": "espligo",
            "t": "lavender"
          },
          "expansion": "Aragonese: espligo (“lavender”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aragonese: espligo (“lavender”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "espliego",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: espliego",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: espliego"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "esprego",
            "t": "lavender"
          },
          "expansion": "Galician: esprego (“lavender”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Galician: esprego (“lavender”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eu",
            "2": "izpiliku",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Basque: izpiliku",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Basque: izpiliku"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Borrowings:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "spicule",
            "3": "spiculum",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: spicule, spiculum",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: spicule, spiculum"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "spicule",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: spicule",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: spicule"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "espículo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: espículo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: espículo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [],
      "text": ""
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "co",
            "2": "spigula",
            "t": "tap, spigot"
          },
          "expansion": "Corsican: spigula (“tap, spigot”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Corsican: spigula (“tap, spigot”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "specchia"
          },
          "expansion": "specchia",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Sillano"
          },
          "expansion": "(Sillano)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tuscan: specchia (Sillano)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "North Italian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lld",
            "2": "spigola",
            "t": "comb for flax"
          },
          "expansion": "Ladin: spigola (“comb for flax”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ladin: spigola (“comb for flax”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pms",
            "2": "spigula"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: spigula",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Alpine"
          },
          "expansion": "(Alpine)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Piedmontese: spigula (Alpine)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "with the sense of 'pin'"
          },
          "expansion": "(with the sense of 'pin')",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gallo-Romance: (with the sense of 'pin')"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "roa-gal",
            "2": "épille"
          },
          "expansion": "Gallo: épille",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
            "1": "nrf",
            "2": "épile"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norman: épile"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "espille"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: espille"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pcd",
            "2": "épieule",
            "3": "épiule"
          },
          "expansion": "Picard: épieule, épiule",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    }
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        "canonical",
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        "genitive"
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        "table-tags"
      ]
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "spīculī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spīculōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spīculō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spīculīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spīculum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spīcula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spīculō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spīculīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spīculum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spīcula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "spīculum n (genitive spīculī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "spīculum<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "little sharp point or sting"
      ],
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        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "sting",
          "sting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dart, arrow"
      ],
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        [
          "dart",
          "dart"
        ],
        [
          "arrow",
          "arrow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspiː.ku.lum/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈs̠piːkʊɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspi.ku.lum/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈspiːkulum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "spiculum"
}

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