"ammonite" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Aquild-ammonite.wav (note: Pacific Northwest), LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ammonite.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ammonites [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -ite French ammonitebor. English ammonite From French ammonite, from Latin Ammōnis (cornū) (“horn of Ammon”), as it was called by Pliny the Elder in reference to coiling ram horns used to symbolise the Egyptian god Amun. Equivalent to Ammon + -ite. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|fr:ammonite|id=cephalopod|tree=1}} Etymology tree Egyptian jmnbor. Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)bor. Latin Ammōn Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēslbor. French -ite French ammonitebor. English ammonite [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "hide", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Egyptian", "term" : "jmn", "gloss" : "Amun", "lang" : "egy" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "Ᾰ̓́μμων", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Ammōn", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "id" : "nom", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "demonym", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal adjectives", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-της", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῑ́της", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ītēs", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-ite", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "ammonite", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "ammonite", "lang" : "en" }" data-id="cephalopod" data-lang="en" data-title="ammonite" id="English:_cephalopod">, {{bor|en|fr|ammonite}} French ammonite, {{der|en|la|Ammōnis (cornū)|t=horn of Ammon}} Latin Ammōnis (cornū) (“horn of Ammon”), {{affix|en|Ammon|-ite|id1=Amun}} Ammon + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} ammonite (plural ammonites)
  1. (paleontology) Any of an extinct group of cephalopods of the subclass Ammonoidea; a fossil shell of such an animal. Synonyms: ammonid, ammonoid Derived forms: ammonitic, ammonitiferous, ammonitoid, ammonitologist, ammonitology, neoammonite Translations (cephalopod): ammonit [masculine] (Catalan), 菊石 (júshí) (Chinese Mandarin), ammoniitti (Finnish), ammonite (French), Ammonit [masculine] (German), αμμωνίτης (ammonítis) [masculine] (Greek), ammonitesz (Hungarian), amonito (Ido), amainít [feminine] (Irish), ammonite [masculine] (Italian), アンモナイト (anmonaito) (Japanese), 암모나이트 (ammonaiteu) (Korean), ammōnītēs [masculine] (Latin), amonit [masculine] (Polish), amonite [feminine] (Portuguese), аммони́т (ammonít) [masculine] (Russian), amonite [masculine] (Spanish), ammonit (Turkish), cúc đá (Vietnamese)
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Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.məˌnaɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Aquild-ammonite.wav (note: Pacific Northwest), LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ammonite.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From ammonium nitrate. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ammonite (uncountable)
  1. An explosive prepared from a mixture of TNT and ammonium nitrate; a form of amatol, popular in Eastern Europe and China. Tags: uncountable Related terms: amatol, ammonitrate Translations (explosive): ammoniitti (Finnish), amonit (Indonesian), amóinít [feminine] (Irish), amonit [masculine] (Polish), amonita [feminine] (Portuguese), аммони́т (ammonít) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ammonite-en-noun-oMACKjYC Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 50 50
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Etymology number: 2

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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "explosive",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amonit"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "explosive",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "amonita"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "ammonít",
      "sense": "explosive",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "аммони́т"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "+"
  ],
  "word": "ammonite"
}

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