"culex" meaning in Latin

See culex in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkʊ.ɫɛks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkuː.leks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló-, see also Old Armenian սլաք (slakʻ, “roasting spit”), Irish cuil (“mosquito”), and Welsh cylion (“gnats”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*ḱuH-ló-}} Proto-Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- Head templates: {{la-noun|culex<3>|g=m}} culex m (genitive culicis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|culex<3>}} Forms: culicis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], culex [nominative, singular], culicēs [nominative, plural], culicis [genitive, singular], culicum [genitive, plural], culicī [dative, singular], culicibus [dative, plural], culicem [accusative, singular], culicēs [accusative, plural], culice [ablative, singular], culicibus [ablative, plural], culex [singular, vocative], culicēs [plural, vocative]
  1. gnat, midge; mosquito Tags: declension-3, masculine Derived forms: *culicīnus
    Sense id: en-culex-la-noun-KtafHCNC Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Insects Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Insects: 87 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{la-noun|culex<3>|g=m}} culex m (genitive culicis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|culex<3>}} Forms: culicis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], culex [nominative, singular], culicēs [nominative, plural], culicis [genitive, singular], culicum [genitive, plural], culicī [dative, singular], culicibus [dative, plural], culicem [accusative, singular], culicēs [accusative, plural], culice [ablative, singular], culicibus [ablative, plural], culex [singular, vocative], culicēs [plural, vocative]
  1. alternative form of culix Tags: alt-of, alternative, declension-3, masculine Alternative form of: culix
    Sense id: en-culex-la-noun-7O503h~I Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "cúlex"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "kulo"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "culice"
    },
    {
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "inherited",
        "uncertain"
      ],
      "sense": "cranefly; mosquito (obsolete)",
      "word": "cousin"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "regional"
      ],
      "word": "cugino"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "culicis",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culex",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicī",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicēs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culice",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "culicibus",
      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culex",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "63 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "70 30",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "la:Insects",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "*culicīnus"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "An Indian elephant does not worry about a gnat.",
          "ref": "Erasmus, Adagia; 1.10.66",
          "text": "Indus elephantus haud curat culicem.",
          "translation": "An Indian elephant does not worry about a gnat."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "gnat",
          "gnat"
        ],
        [
          "midge",
          "midge"
        ],
        [
          "mosquito",
          "mosquito"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkʊ.ɫɛks]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkuː.leks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "culex"
}

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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicis",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culice",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culex",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "culicēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "culix"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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      ],
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          "culix",
          "culix#Latin"
        ]
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        "alternative",
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "culex"
}
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    {
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    }
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        "inherited",
        "uncertain"
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        "regional"
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        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
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      "form": "culicibus",
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      "form": "culex",
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        "singular",
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      "form": "culicēs",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "An Indian elephant does not worry about a gnat.",
          "ref": "Erasmus, Adagia; 1.10.66",
          "text": "Indus elephantus haud curat culicem.",
          "translation": "An Indian elephant does not worry about a gnat."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ˈkʊ.ɫɛks]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkuː.leks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "culex"
}

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      "form": "culicibus",
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      "form": "culicēs",
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      "form": "culice",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "culicibus",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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}

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