"contumax" meaning in Latin

See contumax in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈkɔn.tʊ.maːks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɔn̪.t̪u.maks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Derived from contemnō (“I scorn, despise”) + -āx (“inclined to”), or from con- + tumēre (“to swell”) + -āx. Etymology templates: {{suffix|la|contemnō|āx|t1=I scorn, despise|t2=inclined to}} contemnō (“I scorn, despise”) + -āx (“inclined to”), {{confix|la|con|tumere|ax|alt2=tumēre|alt3=āx|gloss2=to swell}} con- + tumēre (“to swell”) + -āx Head templates: {{la-adj|contumāx|adv=contumāciter|comp=contumācior}} contumāx (genitive contumācis, comparative contumācior, adverb contumāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|contumāx}} Forms: contumāx [canonical], contumācis [genitive], contumācior [comparative], contumāciter [adverb], no-table-tags [table-tags], contumāx [feminine, masculine, neuter, nominative, singular], contumācēs [feminine, masculine, nominative, plural], contumācia [neuter, nominative, plural], contumācis [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular], contumācium [feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural], contumācī [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], contumācibus [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], contumācem [accusative, feminine, masculine, singular], contumāx [accusative, neuter, singular], contumācēs [accusative, feminine, masculine, plural], contumācia [accusative, neuter, plural], contumācī [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular], contumācibus [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], contumāx [feminine, masculine, neuter, singular, vocative], contumācēs [feminine, masculine, plural, vocative], contumācia [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. insolent, obstinate, stiff-necked, defiant Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-contumax-la-adj-YOB-6ThE Categories (other): Latin links with redundant target parameters, Latin terms prefixed with con-, Latin terms suffixed with -ax Disambiguation of Latin links with redundant target parameters: 30 37 32 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with con-: 42 31 27 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ax: 38 41 21
  2. (law) who refuses to appear in a court of law, in disobedience of a summons Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-contumax-la-adj-Hmxm~mMn Categories (other): Law, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin links with redundant target parameters, Latin terms suffixed with -ax, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 18 52 30 Disambiguation of Latin links with redundant target parameters: 30 37 32 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ax: 38 41 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 63 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 81 9 Topics: law
  3. (of inanimate objects) unyielding, providing opposition Tags: declension-3, one-termination
    Sense id: en-contumax-la-adj-gTYzI8td Categories (other): Latin links with redundant target parameters, Latin terms suffixed with -ax, Latin third declension adjectives of one termination Disambiguation of Latin links with redundant target parameters: 30 37 32 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ax: 38 41 21 Disambiguation of Latin third declension adjectives of one termination: 28 31 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: contumācia, contumāciter, percontumāx Related terms: contumēliōsē, contumēliōsus
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        "plural"
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        "masculine",
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          "_dis": "38 41 21",
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        "insolent, obstinate, stiff-necked, defiant"
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        "who refuses to appear in a court of law, in disobedience of a summons"
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        "(law) who refuses to appear in a court of law, in disobedience of a summons"
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      "ipa": "[ˈkɔn.tʊ.maːks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔn̪.t̪u.maks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
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}
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      "text": "→ Spanish: contumaz (learned)"
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      "form": "contumācior",
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      "form": "contumāciter",
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        "adverb"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "contumāx",
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "contumācēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "contumācia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "contumācis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "contumācium",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contumācī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contumācibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contumācem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contumāx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contumācēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contumācia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contumācī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contumācibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contumāx",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contumācēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "contumācia",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "contumāx",
        "adv": "contumāciter",
        "comp": "contumācior"
      },
      "expansion": "contumāx (genitive contumācis, comparative contumācior, adverb contumāciter); third-declension one-termination adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "contumāx"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "contumēliōsē"
    },
    {
      "word": "contumēliōsus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "insolent, obstinate, stiff-necked, defiant"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "insolent",
          "insolent"
        ],
        [
          "obstinate",
          "obstinate"
        ],
        [
          "stiff-necked",
          "stiff-necked"
        ],
        [
          "defiant",
          "defiant"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Law"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "who refuses to appear in a court of law, in disobedience of a summons"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "law",
          "law#English"
        ],
        [
          "refuse",
          "refuse"
        ],
        [
          "court",
          "court"
        ],
        [
          "law",
          "law"
        ],
        [
          "disobedience",
          "disobedience"
        ],
        [
          "summon",
          "summon"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(law) who refuses to appear in a court of law, in disobedience of a summons"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unyielding, providing opposition"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unyielding",
          "unyielding"
        ],
        [
          "opposition",
          "opposition"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of inanimate objects) unyielding, providing opposition"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of inanimate objects"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "one-termination"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔn.tʊ.maːks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔn̪.t̪u.maks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "contumax"
}

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