"averta" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [aˈwɛr.ta] [Classical-Latin], [aˈvɛr.t̪a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ορτή (ăortḗ, “knapsack”). Attested from ca. 4th century CE. Either influenced by āvertō (“to turn something away”) or borrowed early enough (despite the late attestation), and through a Greek dialect preserving /w/, to participate in the early Latin sound change /wo/> /we/. Etymology templates: {{bor+|la|grc|ᾰ̓ορτή||knapsack}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ορτή (ăortḗ, “knapsack”) Head templates: {{la-noun|averta<1>}} averta f (genitive avertae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|averta<1>}} Forms: avertae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], averta [nominative, singular], avertae [nominative, plural], avertae [genitive, singular], avertārum [genitive, plural], avertae [dative, singular], avertīs [dative, plural], avertam [accusative, singular], avertās [accusative, plural], avertā [ablative, singular], avertīs [ablative, plural], averta [singular, vocative], avertae [plural, vocative], aberta [alternative]
  1. portmanteau, saddlebag(s) Tags: declension-1, feminine Synonyms: pēra, mantica, saccus Derived forms: avertārius
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "ἀβέρτα",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ancient Greek: ἀβέρτα (abérta)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ancient Greek: ἀβέρτα (abérta)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "bertula",
            "alts": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Sardinian: bertula",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Sardinian: bertula"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "vèrtula"
          },
          "expansion": "Sicilian: vèrtula",
          "name": "desc"
        },
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          "args": {
            "1": "from *averta + -ula"
          },
          "expansion": "(from *averta + -ula)",
          "name": "qual"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: vèrtula (from *averta + -ula)"
    }
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        "2": "grc",
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        "4": "",
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      },
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    {
      "form": "avertae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "averta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "avertae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "averta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aberta",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "averta<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "averta f (genitive avertae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "averta<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Bags",
          "orig": "la:Bags",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "avertārius"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "portmanteau, saddlebag(s)"
      ],
      "id": "en-averta-la-noun-btkHJIXC",
      "links": [
        [
          "portmanteau",
          "portmanteau"
        ],
        [
          "saddlebag",
          "saddlebag"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pēra"
        },
        {
          "word": "mantica"
        },
        {
          "word": "saccus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[aˈwɛr.ta]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈvɛr.t̪a]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "averta"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "avertārius"
    }
  ],
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
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            "alts": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Sardinian: bertula",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Sardinian: bertula"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "scn",
            "2": "vèrtula"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "from *averta + -ula"
          },
          "expansion": "(from *averta + -ula)",
          "name": "qual"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sicilian: vèrtula (from *averta + -ula)"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "grc",
        "3": "ᾰ̓ορτή",
        "4": "",
        "5": "knapsack"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ορτή (ăortḗ, “knapsack”). Attested from ca. 4th century CE.\nEither influenced by āvertō (“to turn something away”) or borrowed early enough (despite the late attestation), and through a Greek dialect preserving /w/, to participate in the early Latin sound change /wo/> /we/.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "avertae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "averta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "averta",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "avertae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aberta",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "averta<1>"
      },
      "expansion": "averta f (genitive avertae); first declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "averta<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Latin first declension nouns",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin 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:Bags"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "portmanteau, saddlebag(s)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "portmanteau",
          "portmanteau"
        ],
        [
          "saddlebag",
          "saddlebag"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pēra"
        },
        {
          "word": "mantica"
        },
        {
          "word": "saccus"
        }
      ],
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        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈwɛr.ta]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[aˈvɛr.t̪a]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "averta"
}

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