"calamus" meaning in Latin

See calamus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈka.la.mus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈkäɫ̪ämʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈka.la.mus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkäːlämus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos. Doublet of culmus. Compare calamīna. Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|κάλαμος}} Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos), {{der|la|ine-pro|*ḱolh₂mos}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos, {{doublet|la|culmus}} Doublet of culmus Head templates: {{la-noun|calamus<2>}} calamus m (genitive calamī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|calamus<2>}} Forms: calamī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], calamus [nominative, singular], calamī [nominative, plural], calamī [genitive, singular], calamōrum [genitive, plural], calamō [dative, singular], calamīs [dative, plural], calamum [accusative, singular], calamōs [accusative, plural], calamō [ablative, singular], calamīs [ablative, plural], calame [singular, vocative], calamī [plural, vocative]
  1. a reed, cane Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-calamus-la-noun-AGFif~AJ Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 23 21 17 19 20
  2. (by extension) an object made from a reed, such as a reed pen, arrow, or fishing rod Tags: broadly, declension-2, masculine Categories (topical): Writing instruments Categories (lifeform): Grasses
    Sense id: en-calamus-la-noun-uc4u9FDd Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 27 44 2 6 20 Disambiguation of Grasses: 10 43 3 9 36 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 18 11 4 12 3 22 1 2 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 18 12 2 12 2 24 1 1 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 6 50 1 4 39 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 23 21 17 19 20
  3. (of plants) a stalk, straw, blade Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-calamus-la-noun-UjxagIxI Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 23 21 17 19 20
  4. the hollow arm of a candelabrum Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-calamus-la-noun-x8-Bd9GI Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 23 21 17 19 20
  5. a whistle or musical pipe; sometimes specifically a blown pipe with tone holes Tags: declension-2, masculine Categories (lifeform): Grasses
    Sense id: en-calamus-la-noun-LVLPHtCs Disambiguation of Grasses: 10 43 3 9 36 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 18 11 4 12 3 22 1 2 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 18 12 2 12 2 24 1 1 19 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 23 21 17 19 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: calamārius, calamister, calamellus

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "calamārius"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "calamister"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "calamellus"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "kallam"
          },
          "expansion": "Albanian: kallam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Albanian: kallam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "calamo"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: calamo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: calamo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "chaume"
          },
          "expansion": "Old French: chaume",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: chaume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "chaume"
          },
          "expansion": "French: chaume",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: chaume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "carâmb"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: carâmb",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: carâmb"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "càlam",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: càlam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: càlam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "calamus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: calamus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: calamus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "calame",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: calame",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: calame"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "cálamo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: cálamo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: cálamo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Kalmus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Kalmus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Kalmus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "kalmerot",
            "3": "kalmusrot",
            "4": "kamrot",
            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: kalmerot, kalmusrot, kamrot",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: kalmerot, kalmusrot, kamrot"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "cálamo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: cálamo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: cálamo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "cálamo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: cálamo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: cálamo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κάλαμος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱolh₂mos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "culmus"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of culmus",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos. Doublet of culmus. Compare calamīna.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "calamī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calame",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "calamus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "calamus m (genitive calamī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "calamus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 21 17 19 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a reed, cane"
      ],
      "id": "en-calamus-la-noun-AGFif~AJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ],
        [
          "cane",
          "cane"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 18 11 4 12 3 22 1 2 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 18 12 2 12 2 24 1 1 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 50 1 4 39",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 21 17 19 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 43 3 9 36",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Grasses",
          "orig": "la:Grasses",
          "parents": [
            "Commelinids",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 44 2 6 20",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Writing instruments",
          "orig": "la:Writing instruments",
          "parents": [
            "Stationery",
            "Tools",
            "Writing",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The pen is mightier than the sword.",
          "ref": "Motto of Keio University",
          "text": "Calamus gladio fortior"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an object made from a reed, such as a reed pen, arrow, or fishing rod"
      ],
      "id": "en-calamus-la-noun-uc4u9FDd",
      "links": [
        [
          "reed pen",
          "reed pen"
        ],
        [
          "arrow",
          "arrow"
        ],
        [
          "fishing rod",
          "fishing rod"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) an object made from a reed, such as a reed pen, arrow, or fishing rod"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 21 17 19 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a stalk, straw, blade"
      ],
      "id": "en-calamus-la-noun-UjxagIxI",
      "links": [
        [
          "stalk",
          "stalk"
        ],
        [
          "straw",
          "straw"
        ],
        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of plants) a stalk, straw, blade"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of plants"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "23 21 17 19 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the hollow arm of a candelabrum"
      ],
      "id": "en-calamus-la-noun-x8-Bd9GI",
      "links": [
        [
          "hollow",
          "hollow"
        ],
        [
          "candelabrum",
          "candelabrum"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "9 18 11 4 12 3 22 1 2 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 18 12 2 12 2 24 1 1 19",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "23 21 17 19 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 43 3 9 36",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Grasses",
          "orig": "la:Grasses",
          "parents": [
            "Commelinids",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a whistle or musical pipe; sometimes specifically a blown pipe with tone holes"
      ],
      "id": "en-calamus-la-noun-LVLPHtCs",
      "links": [
        [
          "whistle",
          "whistle"
        ],
        [
          "pipe",
          "pipe"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkäɫ̪ämʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkäːlämus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calamus"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Latin 3-syllable words",
    "Latin doublets",
    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "la:Grasses",
    "la:Writing instruments"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "calamārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "calamister"
    },
    {
      "word": "calamellus"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sq",
            "2": "kallam"
          },
          "expansion": "Albanian: kallam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Albanian: kallam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "calamo"
          },
          "expansion": "Italian: calamo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Italian: calamo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fro",
            "2": "chaume"
          },
          "expansion": "Old French: chaume",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old French: chaume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "chaume"
          },
          "expansion": "French: chaume",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "French: chaume"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "carâmb"
          },
          "expansion": "Romanian: carâmb",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Romanian: carâmb"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
            "2": "càlam",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Catalan: càlam",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: càlam"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "calamus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: calamus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: calamus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "calame",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: calame",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: calame"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "cálamo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: cálamo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: cálamo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "de",
            "2": "Kalmus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ German: Kalmus",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ German: Kalmus"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "kalmerot",
            "3": "kalmusrot",
            "4": "kamrot",
            "bor": "1",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: kalmerot, kalmusrot, kamrot",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: kalmerot, kalmusrot, kamrot"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "cálamo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: cálamo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: cálamo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "cálamo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: cálamo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: cálamo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "κάλαμος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱolh₂mos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "culmus"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of culmus",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos. Doublet of culmus. Compare calamīna.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "calamī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calame",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "calamī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "calamus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "calamus m (genitive calamī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "calamus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a reed, cane"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reed",
          "reed"
        ],
        [
          "cane",
          "cane"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The pen is mightier than the sword.",
          "ref": "Motto of Keio University",
          "text": "Calamus gladio fortior"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an object made from a reed, such as a reed pen, arrow, or fishing rod"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reed pen",
          "reed pen"
        ],
        [
          "arrow",
          "arrow"
        ],
        [
          "fishing rod",
          "fishing rod"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) an object made from a reed, such as a reed pen, arrow, or fishing rod"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a stalk, straw, blade"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stalk",
          "stalk"
        ],
        [
          "straw",
          "straw"
        ],
        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of plants) a stalk, straw, blade"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of plants"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the hollow arm of a candelabrum"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hollow",
          "hollow"
        ],
        [
          "candelabrum",
          "candelabrum"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a whistle or musical pipe; sometimes specifically a blown pipe with tone holes"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whistle",
          "whistle"
        ],
        [
          "pipe",
          "pipe"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mus/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkäɫ̪ämʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈka.la.mus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkäːlämus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "calamus"
}

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