"fala" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈfa.ɫa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfaː.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀 (fala)bor. Latin fala Borrowed from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀 (fala). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|ett:𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀|text=+|title=fala|tree=1}} Etymology tree Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀 (fala)bor. Latin fala [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Etruscan", "term" : "𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ett" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "fala", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="fala"> Borrowed from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀 (fala). Head templates: {{la-noun|fala<1>}} fala f (genitive falae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|fala<1>}} Forms: falae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], fala [nominative, singular], falae [nominative, plural], falae [genitive, singular], falārum [genitive, plural], falae [dative, singular], falīs [dative, plural], falam [accusative, singular], falās [accusative, plural], falā [ablative, singular], falīs [ablative, plural], fala [singular, vocative], falae [plural, vocative], phala [alternative]
  1. (military) a siege tower Tags: declension-1, feminine Derived forms: falārica

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "ett:𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀",
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        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
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  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEtruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀 (fala)bor.\nLatin fala\nBorrowed from Etruscan 𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀 (fala).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "falae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falārum",
      "links": [
        [
          "falārum",
          "falarum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "falīs",
          "falis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falās",
      "links": [
        [
          "falās",
          "falas#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falā",
      "links": [
        [
          "falā",
          "fala#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "falīs",
          "falis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phala",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fala<1>"
      },
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      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fala<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Latin entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "Military",
          "orig": "la:Military",
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "falārica"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfa.ɫa]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfaː.la]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fala"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "falārica"
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "falae",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falārum",
      "links": [
        [
          "falārum",
          "falarum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "falīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "falīs",
          "falis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falās",
      "links": [
        [
          "falās",
          "falas#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falā",
      "links": [
        [
          "falā",
          "fala#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "falīs",
          "falis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "falae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "phala",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fala<1>"
      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fala<1>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Latin feminine nouns",
        "Latin feminine nouns in the first declension",
        "Latin first declension nouns",
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        "Latin nouns",
        "Latin terms borrowed from Etruscan",
        "Latin terms derived from Etruscan",
        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "glosses": [
        "a siege tower"
      ],
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        [
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfa.ɫa]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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