"cornu" meaning in Latin

See cornu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkɔr.nuː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɔr.nʊ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkɔr.nu] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Italic *kornū. Cognate with English horn, hirn; Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “skull”), κέρας (kéras, “horn”); Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛ́ṅga, “horn, tusk”). See also cerebrum (“brain”), cervus (“deer”). Etymology templates: {{root|la|ine-pro|*ḱerh₂-}}, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|la|itc-pro|*kornū|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Italic *kornū, {{inh+|la|itc-pro|*kornū}} Inherited from Proto-Italic *kornū, {{cog|en|horn}} English horn, {{cog|grc|κρᾱνίον||skull}} Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “skull”), {{cog|sa|शृङ्ग||horn, tusk|tr=śṛ́ṅga}} Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛ́ṅga, “horn, tusk”) Head templates: {{la-noun|cornū̆<4>}} cornū̆ n (genitive cornūs or cornū); fourth declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cornū̆<4>}} Forms: cornū̆ [canonical, neuter], cornūs [genitive], cornū [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cornū̆ [nominative, singular], cornua [nominative, plural], cornūs [genitive, singular], cornū [genitive, singular], cornuum [genitive, plural], cornū [dative, singular], cornuī [dative, singular], cornibus [dative, plural], cornū̆ [accusative, singular], cornua [accusative, plural], cornū [ablative, singular], cornibus [ablative, plural], cornū̆ [singular, vocative], cornua [plural, vocative]
  1. horn, antler Tags: declension-4
    Sense id: en-cornu-la-noun-knzNHpqZ
  2. tusk Tags: declension-4
    Sense id: en-cornu-la-noun-tQR21bgP Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension: 7 14 10 12 7 14 7 16 14
  3. the horns of the moon Tags: declension-4
    Sense id: en-cornu-la-noun-DhfVzbL5
  4. arm or wing (of an army) Tags: declension-4 Synonyms: latus
    Sense id: en-cornu-la-noun-tWfgyYcB Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension: 7 14 10 12 7 14 7 16 14
  5. (poetic, in the plural) bow Tags: declension-4, in-plural, poetic
    Sense id: en-cornu-la-noun-wXev~f9k
  6. (music) horn (as a musical instrument) Tags: declension-4
    Sense id: en-cornu-la-noun-njk3k1-c Categories (other): Musical instruments, Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension: 7 14 10 12 7 14 7 16 14 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  7. any substance like the material of a horn, such as the beak or bill of a bird Tags: declension-4
    Sense id: en-cornu-la-noun-ksVrNOBX
  8. the end of a book or scroll, usually made of ivory Tags: declension-4
    Sense id: en-cornu-la-noun-bzRLtysp Categories (other): Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension, Animal body parts Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 16 4 19 17 19 0 1 1 4 0 4 3 10 1 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 1 9 3 16 1 16 9 40 6 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension: 7 14 10 12 7 14 7 16 14 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 2 6 4 19 2 15 7 39 6
  9. (figuratively) power, strength, might Tags: declension-4, figuratively
    Sense id: en-cornu-la-noun-KvY8Cumz Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the fourth declension: 7 14 10 12 7 14 7 16 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: corneolus, cornēscō, corneus, cornicen, corniclārius, cornīcula, corniculāns, corniculārius, corniculātus, corniculum, cornifer, cornifrōns, corniger, cornipēs, cornuālis, cornuārius, cornuātus, cornuclārius, cornūcōpia, cornūcōpium, cornucularius, cornuculum, cornulum, cornupēs, cornupeta, cornupetus, cornūta, cornūtī, cornūtus, cornuum, ūnicornis
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        "table-tags"
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          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.189–190",
          "text": "ductōrēsque ipsōs prīmum, capita alta ferentēs\ncornibus arboreīs, sternit\nAnd first the leaders themselves, bearing their heads high with branching antlers, [Aeneas] strikes down.\n(Demonstrating his military skill, Aeneas first targets the “leaders” – in this case, three stags.)"
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          "english": "No Titan [Sun] as yet provided light to the world, nor did Phoebe [the Moon] repair new horns in waxing, nor did the Earth hang in the surrounding air, balanced by its own weights, nor had Amphitrite [the sea] stretched her arms down the far borders of the lands; […]",
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          "translation": "No Titan [Sun] as yet provided light to the world, nor did Phoebe [the Moon] repair new horns in waxing, nor did the Earth hang in the surrounding air, balanced by its own weights, nor had Amphitrite [the sea] stretched her arms down the far borders of the lands; […]"
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      "word": "corneolus"
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    {
      "word": "cornēscō"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "cornicen"
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      "word": "cornipēs"
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      "word": "cornuātus"
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    {
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    {
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    },
    {
      "word": "cornūtī"
    },
    {
      "word": "cornūtus"
    },
    {
      "word": "cornuum"
    },
    {
      "word": "ūnicornis"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*ḱerh₂-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*kornū",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *kornū",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*kornū"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Italic *kornū",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "horn"
      },
      "expansion": "English horn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "κρᾱνίον",
        "3": "",
        "4": "skull"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “skull”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "शृङ्ग",
        "3": "",
        "4": "horn, tusk",
        "tr": "śṛ́ṅga"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛ́ṅga, “horn, tusk”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Italic *kornū. Cognate with English horn, hirn; Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “skull”), κέρας (kéras, “horn”); Sanskrit शृङ्ग (śṛ́ṅga, “horn, tusk”). See also cerebrum (“brain”), cervus (“deer”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cornū̆",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornūs",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornū",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornū̆",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornua",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornūs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornuum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornuī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornū̆",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornua",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornū",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornū̆",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cornua",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cornū̆<4>"
      },
      "expansion": "cornū̆ n (genitive cornūs or cornū); fourth declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cornū̆<4>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.189–190",
          "text": "ductōrēsque ipsōs prīmum, capita alta ferentēs\ncornibus arboreīs, sternit\nAnd first the leaders themselves, bearing their heads high with branching antlers, [Aeneas] strikes down.\n(Demonstrating his military skill, Aeneas first targets the “leaders” – in this case, three stags.)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "horn, antler"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ],
        [
          "antler",
          "antler"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tusk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tusk",
          "tusk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "No Titan [Sun] as yet provided light to the world, nor did Phoebe [the Moon] repair new horns in waxing, nor did the Earth hang in the surrounding air, balanced by its own weights, nor had Amphitrite [the sea] stretched her arms down the far borders of the lands; […]",
          "ref": "8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 1.10–14",
          "text": "Nūllus adhūc mundō praebēbat lūmina Tītān,\nnec nova crēscendō reparābat cornua Phoebē,\nnec circumfūsō pendēbat in āere tellūs\nponderibus lībrāta suīs, nec bracchia longō\nmargine terrārum porrēxerat Amphītrītē; […]",
          "translation": "No Titan [Sun] as yet provided light to the world, nor did Phoebe [the Moon] repair new horns in waxing, nor did the Earth hang in the surrounding air, balanced by its own weights, nor had Amphitrite [the sea] stretched her arms down the far borders of the lands; […]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the horns of the moon"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moon",
          "moon"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "arm or wing (of an army)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arm",
          "arm"
        ],
        [
          "wing",
          "wing"
        ],
        [
          "army",
          "army#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "latus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin poetic terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bow"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bow",
          "bow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(poetic, in the plural) bow"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "in-plural",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "la:Musical instruments"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "horn (as a musical instrument)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ],
        [
          "musical instrument",
          "musical instrument#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) horn (as a musical instrument)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "any substance like the material of a horn, such as the beak or bill of a bird"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beak",
          "beak"
        ],
        [
          "bill",
          "bill"
        ],
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the end of a book or scroll, usually made of ivory"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ],
        [
          "scroll",
          "scroll"
        ],
        [
          "ivory",
          "ivory"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "power, strength, might"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "strength",
          "strength"
        ],
        [
          "might",
          "might"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) power, strength, might"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-4",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔr.nuː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔr.nʊ]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkɔr.nu]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cornu"
}

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