"corium" meaning in Latin

See corium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkɔ.ri.ũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɔː.ri.um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *korjom, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off, separate”). Cognates Latin cortex, cārō, culter, Ancient Greek κείρω (keírō, “I cut off”), Dutch scheren, German scheren, Norwegian skjære, Swedish skära; and (from Indo-European) Albanian harr (“to cut, to mow”), Lithuanian ski̇̀rti (“separate”), Welsh ysgar (“separate”), Old Armenian քերեմ (kʻerem, “to scrape, scratch”). See also Latin secō, scindō, sciō, caedō, carpō, curtus, scalpō, sculpō, glubō, Ancient Greek γλύφω (glúphō), γράφω (gráphō), English grave. Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:der|ine-pro:*(s)ker-<id:cut>|id=skin}}, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*korjom}} Proto-Italic *korjom, {{der|la|ine-pro|*(s)ker-|t=to cut off, separate}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off, separate”), {{col-top|2|cog}} Cognates Head templates: {{la-noun|corium<2>}} corium n (genitive coriī or corī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|corium<2>}} Forms: coriī [genitive], corī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], corium [nominative, singular], coria [nominative, plural], coriī [genitive, singular], corī [genitive, singular], coriōrum [genitive, plural], coriō [dative, singular], coriīs [dative, plural], corium [accusative, singular], coria [accusative, plural], coriō [ablative, singular], coriīs [ablative, plural], corium [singular, vocative], coria [plural, vocative], corius [alternative]
  1. (live) animal skin; hide, fell; leather Tags: declension-2, neuter Synonyms: pellis, ;, spolium, scortum, cutis
    Sense id: en-corium-la-noun-5bSulh7E Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 16 24 16 17 20 1 3 1 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 2 15 2 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 29 30 12 18 12
  2. (live) animal skin; hide, fell; leather
    (humorous or derogatory) human skin
    Tags: declension-2, derogatory, humorous, neuter Synonyms: pellis, ;, spolium, scortum, cutis
    Sense id: en-corium-la-noun-qR8M1qID Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 16 24 16 17 20 1 3 1 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 2 15 2 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 29 30 12 18 12
  3. leather belt, whip Tags: declension-2, neuter Synonyms: flagrum, verber, lōrum, habēna, scutica
    Sense id: en-corium-la-noun-WT4rmOFk Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 29 30 12 18 12
  4. crust, coat, peel, shell Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-corium-la-noun-jsFNozVK Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 39 41 2 15 2 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 29 30 12 18 12
  5. upper layer Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-corium-la-noun-g9VO2nVi Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 29 30 12 18 12
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: coriaceus, coriāgō, *coriāmen, coriārius, dēcoriō, excoriō, mālicorium

Inflected forms

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      "ipa": "[ˈkɔː.ri.um]",
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        [
          "skin",
          "skin"
        ],
        [
          "hide",
          "hide"
        ],
        [
          "fell",
          "fell"
        ],
        [
          "leather",
          "leather"
        ],
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "live",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(live) animal skin; hide, fell; leather",
        "(humorous or derogatory) human skin"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "pellis"
        },
        {
          "word": ";"
        },
        {
          "word": "spolium"
        },
        {
          "word": "scortum"
        },
        {
          "word": "cutis"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "derogatory",
        "humorous",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "leather belt, whip"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "belt",
          "belt"
        ],
        [
          "whip",
          "whip"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "flagrum"
        },
        {
          "word": "verber"
        },
        {
          "word": "lōrum"
        },
        {
          "word": "habēna"
        },
        {
          "word": "scutica"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "crust, coat, peel, shell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crust",
          "crust"
        ],
        [
          "coat",
          "coat"
        ],
        [
          "peel",
          "peel"
        ],
        [
          "shell",
          "shell"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "upper layer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "layer",
          "layer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔ.ri.ũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔː.ri.um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "corium"
}

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