"elenchus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ɛˈɫɛŋ.kʰʊs] [Classical-Latin], [eˈlɛŋ.kus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos, “refutation, scrutiny”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʰ- (“to accuse, to scold”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|ἔλεγχος|t=refutation, scrutiny}} Ancient Greek ἔλεγχος (élenkhos, “refutation, scrutiny”), {{der|la|ine-pro|*h₁lengʰ-|t=to accuse, to scold}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʰ- (“to accuse, to scold”) Head templates: {{la-noun|elenchus<2>}} elenchus m (genitive elenchī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|elenchus<2>}} Forms: elenchī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], elenchus [nominative, singular], elenchī [nominative, plural], elenchī [genitive, singular], elenchōrum [genitive, plural], elenchō [dative, singular], elenchīs [dative, plural], elenchum [accusative, singular], elenchōs [accusative, plural], elenchō [ablative, singular], elenchīs [ablative, plural], elenche [singular, vocative], elenchī [plural, vocative]
  1. costly trinket (especially an earring) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-elenchus-la-noun-HKCEdI6~
  2. refutation Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-elenchus-la-noun-1B0I6jIR
  3. (Late Latin, Medieval Latin) list Tags: Late-Latin, Medieval-Latin, declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-elenchus-la-noun-ozA5XMCl Categories (other): Late Latin, Medieval Latin, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 11 4 85 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 26 29 45

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "ca",
      "word": "elenc"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "elenchus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "elench"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "elenco"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "elenco"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "elencos"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "elenchus"
    },
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
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    }
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      "name": "bor"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "elenchī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "elenchī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "elenchus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "elenchus m (genitive elenchī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "elenchus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "costly trinket (especially an earring)"
      ],
      "id": "en-elenchus-la-noun-HKCEdI6~",
      "links": [
        [
          "trinket",
          "trinket"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "refutation"
      ],
      "id": "en-elenchus-la-noun-1B0I6jIR",
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Late Latin",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Medieval Latin",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "11 4 85",
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          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 29 45",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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            [
              0,
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          ],
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "The list however of Saints and Blesseds in the Martyrology",
          "text": "Elenchus tamen Sanctorum necnon Beatorum in Martyrologio",
          "translation": "The list however of Saints and Blesseds in the Martyrology",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "list"
      ],
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          "list",
          "list"
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        "(Late Latin, Medieval Latin) list"
      ],
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        "Medieval-Latin",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
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  ],
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      "ipa": "[ɛˈɫɛŋ.kʰʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eˈlɛŋ.kus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elenchus"
}
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    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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      "lang_code": "ca",
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      "word": "elenchus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "elench"
    },
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "elenco"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "elenco"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "elencos"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "word": "elenchus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "word": "elenco"
    }
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "elenchī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "elenchus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "elenchī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "form": "elenchōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "elenchō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "elenchīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "elenchōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "elenchō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenche",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "elenchī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "elenchus<2>"
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      "expansion": "elenchus m (genitive elenchī); second declension",
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  ],
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        "1": "elenchus<2>"
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  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "costly trinket (especially an earring)"
      ],
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        [
          "trinket",
          "trinket"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "english": "The list however of Saints and Blesseds in the Martyrology",
          "text": "Elenchus tamen Sanctorum necnon Beatorum in Martyrologio",
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      ],
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        "(Late Latin, Medieval Latin) list"
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      "ipa": "[ɛˈɫɛŋ.kʰʊs]",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[eˈlɛŋ.kus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "elenchus"
}

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