"C." meaning in Latin

See C. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From archaic Latin, when the letter C represented the phonetic value /g/. Head templates: {{la-proper noun|C.|g=m|indecl=1}} C. m (indeclinable)
  1. Praenominal abbreviation of Cāius. Praenominal abbreviation of Gāius. Tags: Praenominal, abbreviation, alt-of, indeclinable, masculine Alternative form of: Cāius (extra: Praenominal abbreviation of Gāius)
    Sense id: en-C.-la-name-6Jahw0QY

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  "etymology_text": "From archaic Latin, when the letter C represented the phonetic value /g/.",
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        "1": "C.",
        "g": "m",
        "indecl": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "C. m (indeclinable)",
      "name": "la-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
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        {
          "extra": "Praenominal abbreviation of Gāius",
          "word": "Cāius"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
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        "Praenominal abbreviation of Cāius. Praenominal abbreviation of Gāius."
      ],
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          "praenomen#English"
        ],
        [
          "Cāius",
          "Caius#Latin"
        ],
        [
          "Gāius",
          "Gaius#Latin"
        ]
      ],
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        "alt-of",
        "indeclinable",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "C."
}
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        "1": "C.",
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        "indecl": "1"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "name",
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        }
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        "Latin abbreviations",
        "Latin indeclinable nouns",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin masculine indeclinable nouns",
        "Latin masculine nouns",
        "Latin praenominal abbreviations",
        "Latin proper nouns",
        "Latin terms spelled with ."
      ],
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        "Praenominal abbreviation of Cāius. Praenominal abbreviation of Gāius."
      ],
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        ],
        [
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          "Caius#Latin"
        ],
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          "Gaius#Latin"
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        "indeclinable",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "C."
}

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