"alternus" meaning in Latin

See alternus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /alˈter.nus/ [Classical], [äɫ̪ˈt̪ɛrnʊs̠] [Classical], /alˈter.nus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [äl̪ˈt̪ɛrnus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From alter (“other”) + -nus. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|alter|nus|gloss1=other}} alter (“other”) + -nus Head templates: {{la-adj|alternus}} alternus (feminine alterna, neuter alternum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|alternus}} Forms: alterna [feminine], alternum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], alternus [masculine, nominative, singular], alterna [feminine, nominative, singular], alternum [neuter, nominative, singular], alternī [masculine, nominative, plural], alternae [feminine, nominative, plural], alterna [neuter, nominative, plural], alternī [genitive, masculine, singular], alternae [feminine, genitive, singular], alternī [genitive, neuter, singular], alternōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], alternārum [feminine, genitive, plural], alternōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], alternō [dative, masculine, singular], alternae [dative, feminine, singular], alternō [dative, neuter, singular], alternīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], alternum [accusative, masculine, singular], alternam [accusative, feminine, singular], alternum [accusative, neuter, singular], alternōs [accusative, masculine, plural], alternās [accusative, feminine, plural], alterna [accusative, neuter, plural], alternō [ablative, masculine, singular], alternā [ablative, feminine, singular], alternō [ablative, neuter, singular], alternīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], alterne [masculine, singular, vocative], alterna [feminine, singular, vocative], alternum [neuter, singular, vocative], alternī [masculine, plural, vocative], alternae [feminine, plural, vocative], alterna [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. alternate (one after the other), successive Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-alternus-la-adj-ptiJB~gN
  2. interchangeable Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-alternus-la-adj-2m5ipTOI
  3. mutual, reciprocal Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-alternus-la-adj-neAB0r~j Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -nus Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 20 23 58 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -nus: 10 23 67

Inflected forms

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      "form": "alternum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "alternam",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "alternō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "alternae",
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        "dative",
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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        "singular"
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      "form": "alterna",
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      "ipa": "/alˈter.nus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
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      "ipa": "[äɫ̪ˈt̪ɛrnʊs̠]",
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        "Classical"
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    },
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      "ipa": "/alˈter.nus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[äl̪ˈt̪ɛrnus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "alternus"
}

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