"erus" meaning in Latin

See erus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈɛ.rʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈɛː.rus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *ezos (“master”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ós (“master”). Cognate with Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 (“išhāš "master"”). A connection with heres (“heir”) and hirudo (“leech”) has also been proposed by Charlton Lewis and Charles Short, making its stem instead from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁ro- (“derelict”). Cognates would include Ancient Greek χήρα (khḗra, “widow”), Sanskrit हरति (harati, “to seize”) and हरण (haraṇa, “abduction”). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*ezos||master}} Proto-Italic *ezos (“master”), {{inh|la|ine-pro|*h₁esh₂ós|*h₁esh₂ós|master}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁esh₂ós (“master”), {{cog|hit|𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸|𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸|išhāš "master"}} Hittite 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 (“išhāš "master"”), {{der|la|ine-pro|*ǵʰeh₁ro-||derelict}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁ro- (“derelict”), {{cog|grc|χήρα||widow}} Ancient Greek χήρα (khḗra, “widow”), {{cog|sa|हरति|t=to seize}} Sanskrit हरति (harati, “to seize”) Head templates: {{la-noun|erus<2>|f=era}} erus m (genitive erī, feminine era); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|erus<2>}} Forms: erī [genitive], era [feminine], no-table-tags [table-tags], erus [nominative, singular], erī [nominative, plural], erī [genitive, singular], erōrum [genitive, plural], erō [dative, singular], erīs [dative, plural], erum [accusative, singular], erōs [accusative, plural], erō [ablative, singular], erīs [ablative, plural], ere [singular, vocative], erī [plural, vocative], herus [alternative]
  1. master of the house or family Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: dominus
    Sense id: en-erus-la-noun-eazYzCvf Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Family Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6 Disambiguation of Family: 100 0
  2. (by extension) a spouse, husband; an owner; a ruler, sovereign; a divinity, god Tags: broadly, declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-erus-la-noun-~5jVRm8u Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Male people Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 43 57 Disambiguation of Male people: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: erifuga, erīlis, eritūdō, herulus

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "erifuga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "erīlis"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "eritūdō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "herulus"
    }
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "inh"
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      "args": {
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        "2": "𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸",
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        "4": "išhāš \"master\""
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "la",
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        "3": "*ǵʰeh₁ro-",
        "4": "",
        "5": "derelict"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "χήρα",
        "3": "",
        "4": "widow"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
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        "t": "to seize"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "erī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "erī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "erōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herus",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "erus<2>",
        "f": "era"
      },
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
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        "1": "erus<2>"
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      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "87 13",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "la:Family",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "master of the house or family"
      ],
      "id": "en-erus-la-noun-eazYzCvf",
      "links": [
        [
          "master",
          "master"
        ],
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dominus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "la",
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          "orig": "la:Male people",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a spouse, husband; an owner; a ruler, sovereign; a divinity, god"
      ],
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          "spouse",
          "spouse"
        ],
        [
          "husband",
          "husband"
        ],
        [
          "owner",
          "owner"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ],
        [
          "sovereign",
          "sovereign"
        ],
        [
          "divinity",
          "divinity"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) a spouse, husband; an owner; a ruler, sovereign; a divinity, god"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛ.rʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛː.rus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erus"
}
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    "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
    "Latin lemmas",
    "Latin masculine nouns",
    "Latin masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin second declension nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "la:Family",
    "la:Male people"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "erifuga"
    },
    {
      "word": "erīlis"
    },
    {
      "word": "eritūdō"
    },
    {
      "word": "herulus"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "4": "",
        "5": "master"
      },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸",
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        "4": "išhāš \"master\""
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "5": "derelict"
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    },
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        "3": "",
        "4": "widow"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "हरति",
        "t": "to seize"
      },
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "era",
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      ]
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ere",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erī",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herus",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "erus<2>",
        "f": "era"
      },
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "erus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "master of the house or family"
      ],
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        [
          "master",
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        ],
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "dominus"
        }
      ],
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        "declension-2",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a spouse, husband; an owner; a ruler, sovereign; a divinity, god"
      ],
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        [
          "spouse",
          "spouse"
        ],
        [
          "husband",
          "husband"
        ],
        [
          "owner",
          "owner"
        ],
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ],
        [
          "sovereign",
          "sovereign"
        ],
        [
          "divinity",
          "divinity"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ]
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        "(by extension) a spouse, husband; an owner; a ruler, sovereign; a divinity, god"
      ],
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        "broadly",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛ.rʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛː.rus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "erus"
}

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