"aculeus" meaning in Latin

See aculeus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [aˈkʊ.ɫe.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [aˈkuː.le.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Derived from ac(us) (“needle”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|acus|uleus|alt1=ac(us)|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=needle|t2=}} ac(us) (“needle”) + -uleus (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{la-noun|aculeus<2>}} aculeus m (genitive aculeī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|aculeus<2>}} Forms: aculeī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], aculeus [nominative, singular], aculeī [nominative, plural], aculeī [genitive, singular], aculeōrum [genitive, plural], aculeō [dative, singular], aculeīs [dative, plural], aculeum [accusative, singular], aculeōs [accusative, plural], aculeō [ablative, singular], aculeīs [ablative, plural], aculee [singular, vocative], aculeī [plural, vocative]
  1. sting, stinger (of an insect) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-aculeus-la-noun-K8F6Xj2M
  2. sting (metaphorical) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-aculeus-la-noun-WCOYvnRX
  3. spine, thorn Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-aculeus-la-noun-AtZIiK0G Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -uleus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 12 12 75 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 28 31 41 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -uleus: 18 18 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aculeātus, aculeolus, acūleōnis

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "english": "Already does this sting pierce my breast--what business he could have before my house?― The Comedies of Plautus. Henry Thomas Riley. London. G. Bell and Sons. 1912. Perseus",
          "ref": "c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 1000, (iambic senarius)",
          "text": "iam dudum meum ille pectus pungit aculeus, / quid illi negoti fuerit ante aedis meas",
          "translation": "Already does this sting pierce my breast--what business he could have before my house?― The Comedies of Plautus. Henry Thomas Riley. London. G. Bell and Sons. 1912. Perseus",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "ipa": "[aˈkʊ.ɫe.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
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      "ipa": "[aˈkuː.le.us]",
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    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        "ablative",
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  "lang_code": "la",
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        "sting, stinger (of an insect)"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Already does this sting pierce my breast--what business he could have before my house?― The Comedies of Plautus. Henry Thomas Riley. London. G. Bell and Sons. 1912. Perseus",
          "ref": "c. 195 BCE, Plautus, Trinummus 1000, (iambic senarius)",
          "text": "iam dudum meum ille pectus pungit aculeus, / quid illi negoti fuerit ante aedis meas",
          "translation": "Already does this sting pierce my breast--what business he could have before my house?― The Comedies of Plautus. Henry Thomas Riley. London. G. Bell and Sons. 1912. Perseus",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sting (metaphorical)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sting",
          "sting"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "spine, thorn"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spine",
          "spine"
        ],
        [
          "thorn",
          "thorn"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈkʊ.ɫe.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈkuː.le.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aculeus"
}

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