"dentifrangibulum" meaning in Latin

See dentifrangibulum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [dɛn.tɪ.fraŋˈɡɪ.bʊ.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [den.ti.fran̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.bu.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Coined by Plautus, from dēns (“tooth”) + frangō (“break”) + -bulum (suffix forming instrument nouns). Etymology templates: {{coined|la|Plautus}} Coined by Plautus, {{af|la|dēns|frangō|-bulum|pos3=suffix forming instrument nouns|t1=tooth|t2=break}} dēns (“tooth”) + frangō (“break”) + -bulum (suffix forming instrument nouns) Head templates: {{la-noun|dentifrangibulum<2>}} dentifrangibulum n (genitive dentifrangibulī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|dentifrangibulum<2>}} Forms: dentifrangibulī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], dentifrangibulum [nominative, singular], dentifrangibula [nominative, plural], dentifrangibulī [genitive, singular], dentifrangibulōrum [genitive, plural], dentifrangibulō [dative, singular], dentifrangibulīs [dative, plural], dentifrangibulum [accusative, singular], dentifrangibula [accusative, plural], dentifrangibulō [ablative, singular], dentifrangibulīs [ablative, plural], dentifrangibulum [singular, vocative], dentifrangibula [plural, vocative]
  1. (Plautine, hapax legomenon, humorous) fist Tags: declension-2, humorous, neuter Synonyms: pugnus
    Sense id: en-dentifrangibulum-la-noun-kfSVmKw6 Categories (other): Latin hapax legomena, Plautine Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -bulum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 48 52 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -bulum: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9

Noun

IPA: [dɛn.tɪ.fraŋˈɡɪ.bʊ.ɫũː] [Classical-Latin], [den.ti.fran̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.bu.lum] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Coined by Plautus, from dēns (“tooth”) + frangō (“break”) + -bulum (suffix forming instrument nouns). Etymology templates: {{coined|la|Plautus}} Coined by Plautus, {{af|la|dēns|frangō|-bulum|pos3=suffix forming instrument nouns|t1=tooth|t2=break}} dēns (“tooth”) + frangō (“break”) + -bulum (suffix forming instrument nouns) Head templates: {{head|la|noun form|head=dentifrangibulum}} dentifrangibulum
  1. accusative singular of dentifrangibulus Tags: accusative, form-of, singular Form of: dentifrangibulus Related terms: dentifrangibulus, nucifrangibulum
    Sense id: en-dentifrangibulum-la-noun-67ahzQ7r Categories (other): Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 48 52

Inflected forms

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