"cancellus" meaning in Latin

See cancellus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kaŋˈkɛl.lʊs] [Classical-Latin], [kan̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛl.lus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Diminutive, from cancer (“crab”) + -lus. Etymology templates: {{af|la|cancer|-lus|t1=crab}} cancer (“crab”) + -lus Head templates: {{la-noun|cancellus<2>}} cancellus m (genitive cancellī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cancellus<2>}} Forms: cancellī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cancellus [nominative, singular], cancellī [nominative, plural], cancellī [genitive, singular], cancellōrum [genitive, plural], cancellō [dative, singular], cancellīs [dative, plural], cancellum [accusative, singular], cancellōs [accusative, plural], cancellō [ablative, singular], cancellīs [ablative, plural], cancelle [singular, vocative], cancellī [plural, vocative]
  1. one of the bars which, in the form of a grid, collectively constitute a door that lets daylight through; the bars were covered by vēla if it was desired to keep the light off – lattice, grate, grid, bars, barrier, railings Tags: declension-2, masculine Derived forms: cancellārius, cancellō

Inflected forms

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          "lang_code": "gd",
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          "lang_code": "el",
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      "form": "cancellī",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "cancellō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "cancellum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "cancellō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "cancelle",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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    },
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
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        "1": "cancellus<2>"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "cancellārius"
        },
        {
          "word": "cancellō"
        }
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        {
          "english": "But while bar-doors or their veils can be legated, not so water-pipes or water-basins.",
          "text": "a. 224, Dig. 30, 1, 41, § 10 Ulpianus libro vicesimo primo ad Sabinum\nSed si cancelli sint vel vela, legari poterunt, non tamen fistulae vel castelli.",
          "translation": "But while bar-doors or their veils can be legated, not so water-pipes or water-basins.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "But if a door-bar or a key or a pane is carried away, be it by force or stealthily, there is no action [by interdict].",
          "text": "211–217 Dig. 43, 24, 9, § 1 Ulpianus libro septuagensimo primo ad edictum\nSi tamen sera vel clavis vel cancellus vel specularium sit ablatum, quod vi aut clam agi non poterit.",
          "translation": "But if a door-bar or a key or a pane is carried away, be it by force or stealthily, there is no action [by interdict].",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "one of the bars which, in the form of a grid, collectively constitute a door that lets daylight through; the bars were covered by vēla if it was desired to keep the light off – lattice, grate, grid, bars, barrier, railings"
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        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
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        [
          "grid",
          "grid"
        ],
        [
          "door",
          "door"
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        [
          "daylight",
          "daylight"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "vēla",
          "velum#Latin"
        ],
        [
          "lattice",
          "lattice"
        ],
        [
          "grate",
          "grate"
        ],
        [
          "bars",
          "bars"
        ],
        [
          "barrier",
          "barrier"
        ],
        [
          "railings",
          "railings"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[kaŋˈkɛl.lʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[kan̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛl.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cancellus"
}
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      "word": "cancellō"
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        "genitive",
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      },
      "expansion": "cancellus m (genitive cancellī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cancellus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin 3-syllable words",
        "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 suffixed with -lus",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "But while bar-doors or their veils can be legated, not so water-pipes or water-basins.",
          "text": "a. 224, Dig. 30, 1, 41, § 10 Ulpianus libro vicesimo primo ad Sabinum\nSed si cancelli sint vel vela, legari poterunt, non tamen fistulae vel castelli.",
          "translation": "But while bar-doors or their veils can be legated, not so water-pipes or water-basins.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "But if a door-bar or a key or a pane is carried away, be it by force or stealthily, there is no action [by interdict].",
          "text": "211–217 Dig. 43, 24, 9, § 1 Ulpianus libro septuagensimo primo ad edictum\nSi tamen sera vel clavis vel cancellus vel specularium sit ablatum, quod vi aut clam agi non poterit.",
          "translation": "But if a door-bar or a key or a pane is carried away, be it by force or stealthily, there is no action [by interdict].",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one of the bars which, in the form of a grid, collectively constitute a door that lets daylight through; the bars were covered by vēla if it was desired to keep the light off – lattice, grate, grid, bars, barrier, railings"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bar",
          "bar"
        ],
        [
          "grid",
          "grid"
        ],
        [
          "door",
          "door"
        ],
        [
          "daylight",
          "daylight"
        ],
        [
          "cover",
          "cover"
        ],
        [
          "vēla",
          "velum#Latin"
        ],
        [
          "lattice",
          "lattice"
        ],
        [
          "grate",
          "grate"
        ],
        [
          "bars",
          "bars"
        ],
        [
          "barrier",
          "barrier"
        ],
        [
          "railings",
          "railings"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kaŋˈkɛl.lʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kan̠ʲˈt͡ʃɛl.lus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cancellus"
}

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