"alea" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈaː.le.a/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈäːɫ̪eä] [Classical-Latin], /ˈa.le.a/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈäːleä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Originally "pivot-bone" or "joint-bone", since bones were used as early dice; from axis (via a form *axlea). Head templates: {{la-noun|ālea<1>}} ālea f (genitive āleae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|ālea<1>}} Forms: ālea [canonical, feminine], āleae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], ālea [nominative, singular], āleae [nominative, plural], āleae [genitive, singular], āleārum [genitive, plural], āleae [dative, singular], āleīs [dative, plural], āleam [accusative, singular], āleās [accusative, plural], āleā [ablative, singular], āleīs [ablative, plural], ālea [singular, vocative], āleae [plural, vocative]
  1. (games) a die Tags: declension-1 Categories (topical): Games Synonyms (die): cubus
    Sense id: en-alea-la-noun-NR3Gombu Topics: games Disambiguation of 'die': 88 12 0
  2. (games) any game involving dice Tags: declension-1 Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-alea-la-noun-sEtHkISr Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 12 78 10 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 31 38 31 Topics: games
  3. (gambling) the game of chance Tags: declension-1 Categories (topical): Gambling
    Sense id: en-alea-la-noun-vRXqZOkd Topics: gambling, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: āleāris, āleārius, āleātor, āleātōrium, āleātōrius, āleō

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          "ref": "c. 69 CE – 122 CE, Suetonius, De vita Caesarum divi Iuli 33",
          "text": "Caesar: ... \"Iacta alea est\", inquit."
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[ˈäːɫ̪eä]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.le.a/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈäːleä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
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    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "āleātor"
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      "word": "āleātōrium"
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    }
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        "plural"
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        {
          "english": "Caesar said ... \"the die is cast\".",
          "ref": "c. 69 CE – 122 CE, Suetonius, De vita Caesarum divi Iuli 33",
          "text": "Caesar: ... \"Iacta alea est\", inquit."
        }
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        "(games) a die"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈäːɫ̪eä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈa.le.a/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäːleä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "sense": "die",
      "word": "cubus"
    }
  ],
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}

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