"coleus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkoː.ɫe.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɔː.le.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Uncertain. Possibly akin to cūleus, culleus (“sack”); caulis, cōlis (“stalk”); or cōlum (“sieve”). Etymology templates: {{unc|la}} Uncertain Head templates: {{la-noun|cōleus<2>}} cōleus m (genitive cōleī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cōleus<2>}} Forms: cōleus [canonical, masculine], cōleī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cōleus [nominative, singular], cōleī [nominative, plural], cōleī [genitive, singular], cōleōrum [genitive, plural], cōleō [dative, singular], cōleīs [dative, plural], cōleum [accusative, singular], cōleōs [accusative, plural], cōleō [ablative, singular], cōleīs [ablative, plural], cōlee [singular, vocative], cōleī [plural, vocative]
  1. (vulgar, in the plural) sack (scrotum or testicles) Tags: declension-2, in-plural, vulgar
    Sense id: en-coleus-la-noun-tA0PyhIt Categories (other): Genitalia
  2. (figurative) courage Tags: declension-2, figuratively
    Sense id: en-coleus-la-noun-RJKqvXM~ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 44 44 3 10 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cōleātus, cōleō, *cōleum [neuter], *cōleūtus
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ],
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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    },
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      "form": "cōleus",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "cōleōrum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
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      ]
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "categories": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Genitalia",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sack (scrotum or testicles)"
      ],
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          "sack",
          "sack"
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        "(vulgar, in the plural) sack (scrotum or testicles)"
      ],
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        "in-plural",
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    },
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          "_dis": "36 64",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "36 64",
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          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "But if we had the balls, he'd not be so pleased with himself!",
          "ref": "c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 44.14",
          "text": "Sed si nos coleos haberemus, non tantum sibi placeret."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "courage"
      ],
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        "(figurative) courage"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkoː.ɫe.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔː.le.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "coleus"
}
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    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "cōleātus"
    },
    {
      "word": "cōleō"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "*cōleum"
    },
    {
      "word": "*cōleūtus"
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      "expansion": "Uncertain",
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  ],
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        "canonical",
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    },
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      "form": "cōleī",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "cōleī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cōleōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōleō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōleīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "cōleō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōleīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōlee",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōleī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cōleus<2>"
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin vulgarities",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sack (scrotum or testicles)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sack",
          "sack"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(vulgar, in the plural) sack (scrotum or testicles)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "in-plural",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "But if we had the balls, he'd not be so pleased with himself!",
          "ref": "c. 27 CE – 66 CE, Petronius, Satyricon 44.14",
          "text": "Sed si nos coleos haberemus, non tantum sibi placeret."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "courage"
      ],
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        "(figurative) courage"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkoː.ɫe.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔː.le.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "coleus"
}

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