"adminiculum" meaning in Latin

See adminiculum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ad.mɪˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [ad.miˈniː.ku.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Latin -culum Latin adminiculum From ad- (“at”) + manus (“hand”) + -culum (“tool”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|ad-<t:at>|manus<t:hand>|-culum<t:tool>|text=+|title=adminiculum|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂-der. Proto-Italic *manus Latin manus Latin -culum Latin adminiculum [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*ad-", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ad-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "hand", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "hand", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)meh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*manus", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "manus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "gloss" : "tool", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-culum", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "adminiculum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="adminiculum"> From ad- (“at”) + manus (“hand”) + -culum (“tool”). Head templates: {{la-noun|adminiculum<2>}} adminiculum n (genitive adminiculī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|adminiculum<2>}} Forms: adminiculī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], adminiculum [nominative, singular], adminicula [nominative, plural], adminiculī [genitive, singular], adminiculōrum [genitive, plural], adminiculō [dative, singular], adminiculīs [dative, plural], adminiculum [accusative, singular], adminicula [accusative, plural], adminiculō [ablative, singular], adminiculīs [ablative, plural], adminiculum [singular, vocative], adminicula [plural, vocative]
  1. a prop, stay, support Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-adminiculum-la-noun-UD3a2m2Q
  2. support, help, aid, assistance Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-adminiculum-la-noun-4fnUYTaw
  3. assistant, auxiliary Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-adminiculum-la-noun-Gg0IeE98 Categories (other): Pages with etymology trees, Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms prefixed with ad-, Latin terms suffixed with -culum Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 41 34 4 4 17 Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 26 26 49 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 15 15 70 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with ad-: 18 18 65 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -culum: 18 18 65

Inflected forms

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    {
      "glosses": [
        "assistant, auxiliary"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "assistant",
          "assistant"
        ],
        [
          "auxiliary",
          "auxiliary"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ad.mɪˈnɪ.kʊ.ɫũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ad.miˈniː.ku.lum]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adminiculum"
}

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