"austerus" meaning in Latin

See austerus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [au̯sˈteː.rʊs] [Classical-Latin], [au̯sˈtɛː.rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|αὐστηρός}} Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós) Head templates: {{la-adj|austērus|comp=austērior}} austērus (feminine austēra, neuter austērum, comparative austērior); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|austērus}} Forms: austērus [canonical], austēra [feminine], austērum [neuter], austērior [comparative], no-table-tags [table-tags], austērus [masculine, nominative, singular], austēra [feminine, nominative, singular], austērum [neuter, nominative, singular], austērī [masculine, nominative, plural], austērae [feminine, nominative, plural], austēra [neuter, nominative, plural], austērī [genitive, masculine, singular], austērae [feminine, genitive, singular], austērī [genitive, neuter, singular], austērōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], austērārum [feminine, genitive, plural], austērōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], austērō [dative, masculine, singular], austērae [dative, feminine, singular], austērō [dative, neuter, singular], austērīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], austērum [accusative, masculine, singular], austēram [accusative, feminine, singular], austērum [accusative, neuter, singular], austērōs [accusative, masculine, plural], austērās [accusative, feminine, plural], austēra [accusative, neuter, plural], austērō [ablative, masculine, singular], austērā [ablative, feminine, singular], austērō [ablative, neuter, singular], austērīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], austēre [masculine, singular, vocative], austēra [feminine, singular, vocative], austērum [neuter, singular, vocative], austērī [masculine, plural, vocative], austērae [feminine, plural, vocative], austēra [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. austere, plain Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-austerus-la-adj-nm890W5X
  2. harsh, bitter, sour Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-austerus-la-adj-SxCg~V1f
  3. sharp, pungent, tart Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-austerus-la-adj-C4JKJxpL Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 67
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: austēritās
Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 0
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "austere, plain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "austere",
          "austere"
        ],
        [
          "plain",
          "plain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "harsh, bitter, sour"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "harsh",
          "harsh"
        ],
        [
          "bitter",
          "bitter"
        ],
        [
          "sour",
          "sour"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sharp, pungent, tart"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sharp",
          "sharp"
        ],
        [
          "pungent",
          "pungent"
        ],
        [
          "tart",
          "tart"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[au̯sˈteː.rʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[au̯sˈtɛː.rus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "austerus"
}

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