"astacus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈas.ta.kʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈas.ta.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓στᾰκός (ăstăkós, “smooth lobster”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|ᾰ̓στᾰκός||smooth lobster}} Ancient Greek ᾰ̓στᾰκός (ăstăkós, “smooth lobster”) Head templates: {{la-noun|astacus<2>}} astacus m (genitive astacī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|astacus<2>}} Forms: astacī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], astacus [nominative, singular], astacī [nominative, plural], astacī [genitive, singular], astacōrum [genitive, plural], astacō [dative, singular], astacīs [dative, plural], astacum [accusative, singular], astacōs [accusative, plural], astacō [ablative, singular], astacīs [ablative, plural], astace [singular, vocative], astacī [plural, vocative]
  1. A kind of crab Tags: declension-2, masculine

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "astice"
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    },
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astacī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astacōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astacō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astacīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astacum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astacōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astacō",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "astacīs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astace",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astacī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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          "name": "Crustaceans",
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈas.ta.kus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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      "lang_code": "it",
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    }
  ],
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "astacī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astacum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astace",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "astacī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "astacus<2>"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin second declension nouns",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "la:Crustaceans"
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      ],
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          "crab"
        ]
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈas.ta.kʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈas.ta.kus]",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "astacus"
}

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