"cactus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkak.tus/ [Classical], [ˈkäkt̪ʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈkak.tus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkäkt̪us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|κάκτος||cardoon}} Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”) Head templates: {{la-noun|cactus<2>}} cactus m (genitive cactī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cactus<2>}} Forms: cactī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cactus [nominative, singular], cactī [nominative, plural], cactī [genitive, singular], cactōrum [genitive, plural], cactō [dative, singular], cactīs [dative, plural], cactum [accusative, singular], cactōs [accusative, plural], cactō [ablative, singular], cactīs [ablative, plural], cacte [singular, vocative], cactī [plural, vocative]
  1. the cardoon, Cynara cardunculus Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (lifeform): Plants, Vegetables

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cactus meaning in Latin (4.8kB)

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      "text": "→ English: cactus"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: cactus",
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      "text": "→ Italian: cactus"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: cacto",
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      "text": "→ Spanish: cacto"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Galician: cacto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Galician: cacto"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Kaktus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Kaktus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ German: Kaktus"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Portuguese: cato, cáctus, cacto"
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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          "Cynara cardunculus#Translingual"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈkäkt̪ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkak.tus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkäkt̪us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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      "text": "→ English: cactus"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Czech: kaktus"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "it",
            "2": "cactus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: cactus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: cactus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "κάκτος",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "es",
            "2": "cacto",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: cacto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: cacto"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "cactus",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "2": "cacto",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: cacto"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Kaktus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Kaktus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Kaktus"
    },
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            "3": "cáctus",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: cato, cáctus, cacto",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: cato, cáctus, cacto"
    }
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkak.tus/",
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        "Classical"
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkäkt̪us]",
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