"arcus" meaning in Latin

See arcus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈar.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈar.kus] (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: {{etymon|la|:inh|itc-pro:*arkuos<ety:inh<ine-pro:*h₂erkʷos<ety:from<ine-pro:*h₂erkʷ-<postype:root>>>>>}}, {{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, {{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], arquus [alternative, Old-Latin]
  1. arc, arch Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-arcus-la-noun-ijzHqcBP Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 32 32 36
  2. bow (arc-shaped weapon used for archery) Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-arcus-la-noun-gswgHh62 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension, Archery Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 22 56 22 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 32 32 36 Disambiguation of Archery: 5 89 5
  3. rainbow Tags: declension-4, masculine
    Sense id: en-arcus-la-noun-j87QC2zi Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the fourth declension: 32 32 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: arcifer, *arciō, arcipotēns, arcisellium, arcitenēns, arcuō, ballistārius arcūs, interarcuālis Related terms: arcuātus, discus, sagitta
Categories (other): Weather Disambiguation of Weather: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "arcuō"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "form": "arcuī",
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "form": "arcum",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "arcū",
      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "arcūs",
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        "vocative"
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    },
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      "form": "arquus",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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          "rainbow"
        ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈar.kʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈar.kus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "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",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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    "la:Weather"
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    },
    {
      "word": "*arciō"
    },
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    {
      "word": "arcisellium"
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    {
      "word": "arcitenēns"
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    {
      "word": "arcuō"
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      "word": "ballistārius arcūs"
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    }
  ],
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}

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