"Ceres" meaning in Latin

See Ceres in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈkɛ.reːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃɛː.res] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *Kerēs, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerēs, from *ḱer- (“to grow”). Cognate with creō, crēscō, Faliscan 𐌂𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌔 (ceres, “Ceres”) and Oscan Kerrí (dat. sg.). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*Kerēs}} Proto-Italic *Kerēs, {{der|la|ine-pro|*ḱerēs}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱerēs, {{cog|xfa|𐌂𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌔|t=Ceres}} Faliscan 𐌂𐌄𐌓𐌄𐌔 (ceres, “Ceres”), {{cog|osc|Kerrí}} Oscan Kerrí Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Cerēs/Cerer<3>|g=f}} Cerēs f sg (genitive Cereris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Cerēs/Cerer<3>}} Forms: Cerēs [canonical, feminine, singular], Cereris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Cerēs [nominative, singular], Cereris [genitive, singular], Cererī [dative, singular], Cererem [accusative, singular], Cerere [ablative, singular], Cerēs [singular, vocative]
  1. (Roman mythology) Ceres (goddess of agriculture) Tags: Roman, declension-3
    Sense id: en-Ceres-la-name-6ysFV5X~ Categories (other): Roman deities, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 0 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 67 33 0 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. (New Latin, astronomy) Ceres (dwarf planet) Tags: New-Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-Ceres-la-name-xRTghZKO Categories (other): New Latin, Astronomy, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Dwarf planets of the Solar System Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 0 Disambiguation of Dwarf planets of the Solar System: 23 77 0 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  3. (figuratively) food, bread, fruit, corn, grain, etc. Tags: declension-3, figuratively
    Sense id: en-Ceres-la-name-tmYUjl8-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cereālis, Cereālis

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "→ Finnish: Ceres",
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      "text": "→ Finnish: Ceres"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "Cerere",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: Cerere",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Cerere"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: Ceres",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Spanish: Ceres"
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            "2": "Ceres",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Swahili: Ceres",
          "name": "desc"
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          "expansion": "→ Thai: ซีรีส (sii-ríis)",
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          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.177–179",
          "roman": "et torrēre parant flammīs et frangere saxō.",
          "text": "Tum Cererem corruptam undīs Cereāliaque arma\nexpediunt fessī rērum; frūgēsque receptās"
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃɛː.res]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Czech: Ceres",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Czech: Ceres"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "Ceres",
            "bor": "1"
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        {
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            "1": "en",
            "2": "Ceres",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ English: Ceres"
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            "2": "Ceres",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Finnish: Ceres"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "Cerere",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: Cerere",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: Cerere"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "Ceres",
            "bor": "1"
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            "1": "pt",
            "2": "Ceres",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: Ceres",
          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Portuguese: Ceres"
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            "2": "Cèriri",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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            "2": "ซีรีส",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Thai: ซีรีส (sii-ríis)",
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          "english": "Then, weary of [these] circumstances, they brought out [the grain of] Ceres, soaked with seawater, and the utensils of Ceres; and they prepared both to roast with flames and to grind with stone that grain [which] had been recovered.",
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.177–179",
          "roman": "et torrēre parant flammīs et frangere saxō.",
          "text": "Tum Cererem corruptam undīs Cereāliaque arma\nexpediunt fessī rērum; frūgēsque receptās"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "food, bread, fruit, corn, grain, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "food",
          "food"
        ],
        [
          "bread",
          "bread"
        ],
        [
          "fruit",
          "fruit"
        ],
        [
          "corn",
          "corn"
        ],
        [
          "grain",
          "grain"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) food, bread, fruit, corn, grain, etc."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɛ.reːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt͡ʃɛː.res]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Ceres"
}

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