"bractea" meaning in Latin

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Noun

Etymology: Perhaps related to Ancient Greek βράχω (brákhō, “to rattle”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|βράχω|t=to rattle}} Ancient Greek βράχω (brákhō, “to rattle”) Head templates: {{la-noun|bractea<1>}} bractea f (genitive bracteae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|bractea<1>}} Forms: bracteae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], bractea [nominative, singular], bracteae [nominative, plural], bracteae [genitive, singular], bracteārum [genitive, plural], bracteae [dative, singular], bracteīs [dative, plural], bracteam [accusative, singular], bracteās [accusative, plural], bracteā [ablative, singular], bracteīs [ablative, plural], bractea [singular, vocative], bracteae [plural, vocative], bratea [alternative], brattea [alternative]
  1. gold leaf (or other thin sheet of metal), foil Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-bractea-la-noun-rVaLCQq2 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 23 42 34
  2. veneer Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-bractea-la-noun-uiUQdk-m Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 7 70 24 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 23 42 34
  3. (figurative) show, glitter Tags: declension-1, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-bractea-la-noun-7AHrwm0K Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 23 42 34

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "bract"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "bractée"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "bracteae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bractea",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteārum",
      "links": [
        [
          "bracteārum",
          "bractearum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteīs",
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          "bracteīs",
          "bracteis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteās",
      "links": [
        [
          "bracteās",
          "bracteas#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteā",
      "links": [
        [
          "bracteā",
          "bractea#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "bracteīs",
          "bracteis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bractea",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bratea",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brattea",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "bractea<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 42 34",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gold leaf (or other thin sheet of metal), foil"
      ],
      "id": "en-bractea-la-noun-rVaLCQq2",
      "links": [
        [
          "gold leaf",
          "gold leaf"
        ],
        [
          "foil",
          "foil"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 70 24",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "veneer"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "veneer",
          "veneer"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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        }
      ],
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        "show, glitter"
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        "(figurative) show, glitter"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bractea"
}

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    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
    "Latin first declension nouns",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "bract"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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        "2": "grc",
        "3": "βράχω",
        "t": "to rattle"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bracteae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bractea",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteārum",
      "links": [
        [
          "bracteārum",
          "bractearum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "bracteīs",
          "bracteis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteās",
      "links": [
        [
          "bracteās",
          "bracteas#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteā",
      "links": [
        [
          "bracteā",
          "bractea#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "bracteīs",
          "bracteis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bractea",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bracteae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bratea",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "brattea",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "1": "bractea<1>"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gold leaf (or other thin sheet of metal), foil"
      ],
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        [
          "gold leaf",
          "gold leaf"
        ],
        [
          "foil",
          "foil"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "veneer"
      ],
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        [
          "veneer",
          "veneer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "show, glitter"
      ],
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        "(figurative) show, glitter"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "bractea"
}

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