"arcus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈar.kus/ [Classical], [ˈärkʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈar.kus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈärkus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *arkuos (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”). Cognate to Old English earh, whence English arrow, as well as Proto-Slavic *orkyta (“willow”) and Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”), owing to juniper and willow twigs being used to make bows due to their flexibility. Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*h₂erkʷ-}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*arkuos|t=bow}} Proto-Italic *arkuos (“bow”), {{inh|la|ine-pro|*h₂erkʷos||bow, arrow}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”), {{cog|ang|earh}} Old English earh, {{m|en|arrow}} arrow, {{cog|sla-pro|*orkyta|t=willow}} Proto-Slavic *orkyta (“willow”), {{cog|grc|ἄρκευθος|t=juniper}} Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”) Head templates: {{la-noun|arcus<4.ubus>}} arcus m (genitive arcūs); fourth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|arcus<4.ubus>}} Forms: arcūs [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], arcus [nominative, singular], arcūs [nominative, plural], arcūs [genitive, singular], arcuum [genitive, plural], arcuī [dative, singular], arcubus [dative, plural], arcum [accusative, singular], arcūs [accusative, plural], arcū [ablative, singular], arcubus [ablative, plural], arcus [singular, vocative], arcūs [plural, vocative]
  1. arc, arch Tags: declension-4, masculine Categories (topical): Weather
    Sense id: en-arcus-la-noun-ijzHqcBP Disambiguation of Weather: 33 33 33 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 31 34 35
  2. bow (arc-shaped weapon used for archery) Tags: declension-4, masculine Categories (topical): Archery, Weather
    Sense id: en-arcus-la-noun-gswgHh62 Disambiguation of Archery: 2 96 2 Disambiguation of Weather: 33 33 33 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 17 65 17 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 90 5 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 31 34 35
  3. rainbow Tags: declension-4, masculine Categories (topical): Weather
    Sense id: en-arcus-la-noun-j87QC2zi Disambiguation of Weather: 33 33 33 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 31 34 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arcifer, arcipotens, arcisellium, arcitenens, *arciō, arcuō, ballistārius arcūs Related terms: arcuātus, discus, sagitta

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "arcifer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "arcipotens"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "arcisellium"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "arcitenens"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "*arciō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "arcuō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ballistārius arcūs"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "hark"
          },
          "expansion": "Albanian: hark",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Albanian: hark"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "rup",
            "2": "arcu"
          },
          "expansion": "Aromanian: arcu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Aromanian: arcu"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "arch"
          },
          "expansion": "English: arch",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "English: arch"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "arko"
          },
          "expansion": "Esperanto: arko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Esperanto: arko"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Old French: arc\n→ Middle English: ark, arke\nEnglish: arc\nFrench: arc",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: arc\n→ Middle English: ark, arke\nEnglish: arc\nFrench: arc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Padanian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fur",
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          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: arc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: arc"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lij",
            "2": "erco"
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          "expansion": "Ligurian: erco",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ligurian: erco"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pms",
            "2": "erch",
            "3": "erche"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: erch, erche",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Piedmontese: erch, erche"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rm",
            "2": "artg",
            "3": "arch"
          },
          "expansion": "Romansch: artg, arch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romansch: artg, arch"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "ark"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Low German: ark",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Low German: ark"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nds",
            "2": "ark"
          },
          "expansion": "Low German: ark",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Low German: ark"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "ark"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: ark",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: ark"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Occitano-romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "arc"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: arc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: arc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "arc"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: arc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: arc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
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          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: arc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: arc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
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            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "Russian: а́рка f (árka)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russian: а́рка f (árka)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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          "expansion": "Sardinian: alcu, arcu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sardinian: alcu, arcu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Dalmatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "arco"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: arco",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: arco"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: arcu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: arcu"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Ibero-romance:"
    },
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      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "arcu"
          },
          "expansion": "Asturian: arcu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Asturian: arcu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "arco"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: arco",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: arco"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "arco"
          },
          "expansion": "Portuguese: arco",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: arco"
    }
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        "4": "",
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "arrow"
      },
      "expansion": "arrow",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἄρκευθος",
        "t": "juniper"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”)",
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *arkuos (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”). Cognate to Old English earh, whence English arrow, as well as Proto-Slavic *orkyta (“willow”) and Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”), owing to juniper and willow twigs being used to make bows due to their flexibility.",
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      "form": "arcūs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      ]
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      "form": "arcus",
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      ]
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      "form": "arcūs",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcuum",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcuī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcubus",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "arcum",
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      "form": "arcū",
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      "form": "arcubus",
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "arcus",
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      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcūs",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "arcus<4.ubus>"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "arcuātus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "discus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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        {
          "_dis": "31 34 35",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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    {
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 90 5",
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        {
          "_dis": "31 34 35",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 96 2",
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            "Fundamental"
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        {
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      "glosses": [
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          "arc",
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          "archery"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
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        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈar.kus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈärkʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈar.kus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈärkus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "la:arcus"
  ],
  "word": "arcus"
}
{
  "categories": [
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Latin fourth declension nouns",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂erkʷ-",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "la:Archery",
    "la:Weather"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "arcifer"
    },
    {
      "word": "arcipotens"
    },
    {
      "word": "arcisellium"
    },
    {
      "word": "arcitenens"
    },
    {
      "word": "*arciō"
    },
    {
      "word": "arcuō"
    },
    {
      "word": "ballistārius arcūs"
    }
  ],
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        {
          "args": {
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        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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      "depth": 1,
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      ],
      "text": "Esperanto: arko"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: arc\n→ Middle English: ark, arke\nEnglish: arc\nFrench: arc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Padanian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fur",
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          },
          "expansion": "Friulian: arc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Friulian: arc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lij",
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          "expansion": "Ligurian: erco",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ligurian: erco"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pms",
            "2": "erch",
            "3": "erche"
          },
          "expansion": "Piedmontese: erch, erche",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Piedmontese: erch, erche"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rm",
            "2": "artg",
            "3": "arch"
          },
          "expansion": "Romansch: artg, arch",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romansch: artg, arch"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gml",
            "2": "ark"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Low German: ark",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Low German: ark"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nds",
            "2": "ark"
          },
          "expansion": "Low German: ark",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Low German: ark"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "ark"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: ark",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: ark"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Occitano-romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oc",
            "2": "arc"
          },
          "expansion": "Occitan: arc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Occitan: arc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "arc"
          },
          "expansion": "Catalan: arc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Catalan: arc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "arc"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: arc",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: arc"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "а́рка",
            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "Russian: а́рка f (árka)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russian: а́рка f (árka)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sc",
            "2": "alcu",
            "3": "arcu"
          },
          "expansion": "Sardinian: alcu, arcu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sardinian: alcu, arcu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Italo-Dalmatian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "arco"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: arco",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: arco"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "arcu"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: arcu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: arcu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Ibero-romance:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ast",
            "2": "arcu"
          },
          "expansion": "Asturian: arcu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Asturian: arcu"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "arco"
          },
          "expansion": "Spanish: arco",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Spanish: arco"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "arco"
          },
          "expansion": "Portuguese: arco",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Portuguese: arco"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂erkʷ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*arkuos",
        "t": "bow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *arkuos (“bow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂erkʷos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "bow, arrow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "earh"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English earh",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "arrow"
      },
      "expansion": "arrow",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sla-pro",
        "2": "*orkyta",
        "t": "willow"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Slavic *orkyta (“willow”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ἄρκευθος",
        "t": "juniper"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *arkuos (“bow”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erkʷos (“bow, arrow”). Cognate to Old English earh, whence English arrow, as well as Proto-Slavic *orkyta (“willow”) and Ancient Greek ἄρκευθος (árkeuthos, “juniper”), owing to juniper and willow twigs being used to make bows due to their flexibility.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "arcūs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcuum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcuī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcubus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcubus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "arcūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arcus<4.ubus>"
      },
      "expansion": "arcus m (genitive arcūs); fourth declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "arcus<4.ubus>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "arcuātus"
    },
    {
      "word": "discus"
    },
    {
      "word": "sagitta"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "arc, arch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arc",
          "arc"
        ],
        [
          "arch",
          "arch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bow (arc-shaped weapon used for archery)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ],
        [
          "arc",
          "arc"
        ],
        [
          "archery",
          "archery"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "rainbow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rainbow",
          "rainbow"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈar.kus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈärkʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈar.kus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈärkus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "la:arcus"
  ],
  "word": "arcus"
}

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