"copula" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkoː.pʊ.ɫa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɔː.pu.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Contraction of *coapula, from con- (“together”) + apiō (“to join”) + -ula. Etymology templates: {{af|la|con-|apiō|-ula|t1=together|t2=to join}} con- (“together”) + apiō (“to join”) + -ula Head templates: {{la-noun|cōpula<1>}} cōpula f (genitive cōpulae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cōpula<1>}} Forms: cōpula [canonical, feminine], cōpulae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cōpula [nominative, singular], cōpulae [nominative, plural], cōpulae [genitive, singular], cōpulārum [genitive, plural], cōpulae [dative, singular], cōpulīs [dative, plural], cōpulam [accusative, singular], cōpulās [accusative, plural], cōpulā [ablative, singular], cōpulīs [ablative, plural], cōpula [singular, vocative], cōpulae [plural, vocative]
  1. a bond, tie, band or other connecting item Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-copula-la-noun-mbykUfIW Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin terms suffixed with -ula Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ula: 51 49
  2. a leash Tags: declension-1
    Sense id: en-copula-la-noun-iXqi7wPr Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension, Latin terms prefixed with con-, Latin terms suffixed with -ula Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 26 74 Disambiguation of Latin terms prefixed with con-: 36 64 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ula: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cōpulō
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "con-",
        "3": "apiō",
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        "t1": "together",
        "t2": "to join"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "cōpula",
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        "canonical",
        "feminine"
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "cōpula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "cōpula<1>"
      },
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "cōpula<1>"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "_dis": "51 49",
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          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -ula",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bond, tie, band or other connecting item"
      ],
      "id": "en-copula-la-noun-mbykUfIW",
      "links": [
        [
          "bond",
          "bond"
        ],
        [
          "tie",
          "tie"
        ],
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ],
        [
          "connect",
          "connect"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "_dis": "26 74",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 64",
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          "name": "Latin terms prefixed with con-",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "51 49",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin terms suffixed with -ula",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a leash"
      ],
      "id": "en-copula-la-noun-iXqi7wPr",
      "links": [
        [
          "leash",
          "leash"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "[ˈkoː.pʊ.ɫa]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔː.pu.la]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "copula"
}
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin feminine nouns",
    "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
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    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms prefixed with con-",
    "Latin terms suffixed with -ula",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "cōpulō"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Contraction of *coapula, from con- (“together”) + apiō (“to join”) + -ula.",
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        "feminine"
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    },
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      ]
    },
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulae",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulās",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpula",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cōpulae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "cōpula<1>"
      },
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cōpula<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a bond, tie, band or other connecting item"
      ],
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        [
          "bond",
          "bond"
        ],
        [
          "tie",
          "tie"
        ],
        [
          "band",
          "band"
        ],
        [
          "connect",
          "connect"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a leash"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "leash",
          "leash"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkoː.pʊ.ɫa]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔː.pu.la]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "copula"
}

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