"commentarius" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [kɔm.mɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [kom.menˈtaː.ri.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From commentor + -ārius. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|commentor|-ārius|text=+|title=commentārius|tree=1}} From commentor + -ārius. Head templates: {{la-noun|commentārius<2>}} commentārius m (genitive commentāriī or commentārī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|commentārius<2>}} Forms: commentārius [canonical, masculine], commentāriī [genitive], commentārī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], commentārius [nominative, singular], commentāriī [nominative, plural], commentāriī [genitive, singular], commentārī [genitive, singular], commentāriōrum [genitive, plural], commentāriō [dative, singular], commentāriīs [dative, plural], commentārium [accusative, singular], commentāriōs [accusative, plural], commentāriō [ablative, singular], commentāriīs [ablative, plural], commentārie [singular, vocative], commentāriī [plural, vocative]
  1. memorandum, notebook Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-commentarius-la-noun-ysIV6rzA Categories (other): Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymon, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -arius Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 15 43 42 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 34 35 31 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 22 38 41 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -arius: 10 44 45
  2. diary, journal Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-commentarius-la-noun-kUwmda7Q Categories (other): Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -arius Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 15 43 42 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 34 35 31 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 33 47 21 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 22 38 41 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -arius: 10 44 45
  3. (law) a brief Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-commentarius-la-noun-o8TZpsca Categories (other): Law, Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymon, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -arius, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 15 43 42 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 20 42 38 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 34 35 31 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 22 38 41 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -arius: 10 44 45 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 30 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 30 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 21 69 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 6 16 78 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: commentāriolum
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      "word": "Kommentar"
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          "english": "Commentaries on the Gallic War",
          "text": "Commentarii de Bello Gallico",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "commentārius<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "commentārius m (genitive commentāriī or commentārī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "commentārius<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              11
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Commentaries on the Gallic War",
          "text": "Commentarii de Bello Gallico",
          "translation": "Commentaries on the Gallic War",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "memorandum, notebook"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "memorandum",
          "memorandum"
        ],
        [
          "notebook",
          "notebook"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "diary, journal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "diary",
          "diary"
        ],
        [
          "journal",
          "journal"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a brief"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "brief",
          "brief"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) a brief"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[kɔm.mɛnˈtaː.ri.ʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kom.menˈtaː.ri.us]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "commentarius"
}

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