"echinus" meaning in Latin

See echinus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ɛˈkʰiː.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [eˈkiː.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos). Etymology templates: {{der|la|grc|ἐχῖνος|}} Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos) Head templates: {{la-noun|echīnus<2>}} echīnus m (genitive echīnī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|echīnus<2>}} Forms: echīnus [canonical, masculine], echīnī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], echīnus [nominative, singular], echīnī [nominative, plural], echīnī [genitive, singular], echīnōrum [genitive, plural], echīnō [dative, singular], echīnīs [dative, plural], echīnum [accusative, singular], echīnōs [accusative, plural], echīnō [ablative, singular], echīnīs [ablative, plural], echīne [singular, vocative], echīnī [plural, vocative]
  1. a sea urchin, especially the edible kind Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-echinus-la-noun-bUaTjWbb
  2. a hedgehog Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-echinus-la-noun-hseJpRn0 Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 13 32 18 17 20
  3. the prickly husk of a chestnut Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-echinus-la-noun-o8AMhrK3
  4. a rinsing bowl, especially of copper Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-echinus-la-noun-Rzw5UGWe
  5. (architecture) an ornament under the chapiter of an Ionic or Doric column Tags: declension-2
    Sense id: en-echinus-la-noun-s3rzw4rm Categories (other): Architecture, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 7 27 15 12 39 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ērināceus Derived forms: echīnātus, echīnomētrae
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        "a sea urchin, especially the edible kind"
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        "a hedgehog"
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          "column",
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        ]
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        "(architecture) an ornament under the chapiter of an Ionic or Doric column"
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    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "source": "declension",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "a sea urchin, especially the edible kind"
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      ],
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    }
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    {
      "word": "ērināceus"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for echinus meaning in Latin (3.4kB)

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  "section": "Latin",
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