"fascinum" meaning in Latin

See fascinum in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈfas.kɪ.nũː] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfaʃ.ʃi.num] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Unknown; compare Ancient Greek βάσκανος (báskanos, “sorcerer, slanderer”, adjective and noun), possibly from the same European substrate language. Etymology templates: {{unk|la}} Unknown, {{cog|grc|βάσκανος||sorcerer, slanderer|pos=adjective and noun}} Ancient Greek βάσκανος (báskanos, “sorcerer, slanderer”, adjective and noun), {{der|la|qfa-sub}} substrate Head templates: {{la-noun|fascinum<2>}} fascinum n (genitive fascinī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|fascinum<2>}} Forms: fascinī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], fascinum [nominative, singular], fascina [nominative, plural], fascinī [genitive, singular], fascinōrum [genitive, plural], fascinō [dative, singular], fascinīs [dative, plural], fascinum [accusative, singular], fascina [accusative, plural], fascinō [ablative, singular], fascinīs [ablative, plural], fascinum [singular, vocative], fascina [plural, vocative], fascinus [alternative]
  1. (originally) a charm, spell, witchcraft Tags: declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-fascinum-la-noun-v3m8SmuZ Categories (other): Anatomy, Mollusks Disambiguation of Anatomy: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mollusks: 25 25 25 25
  2. (by extension) a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck as a preventive against witchcraft
    a penis, phallus, especially that of a human
    Tags: broadly, declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-fascinum-la-noun-RaW5OrtG Categories (other): Anatomy, Mollusks, Sex Disambiguation of Anatomy: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mollusks: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Sex: 0 55 32 13
  3. (by extension) a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck as a preventive against witchcraft
    an artificial phallus, dildo
    Tags: broadly, declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-fascinum-la-noun-hfuHkEcl Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension, Anatomy, Mollusks, Occult Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 8 24 44 24 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 14 26 34 25 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mollusks: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Occult: 9 26 39 26
  4. (by extension) a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck as a preventive against witchcraft
    a kind of seashell
    Tags: broadly, declension-2, neuter
    Sense id: en-fascinum-la-noun-V3-3MceS Categories (other): Anatomy, Mollusks Disambiguation of Anatomy: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Mollusks: 25 25 25 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fascinō, fascinōsus, praefiscini Related terms: fascinātiō, fascinātor, fascinātōrius

Inflected forms

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          "phallus"
        ],
        [
          "amulet",
          "amulet"
        ],
        [
          "preventive",
          "preventive"
        ],
        [
          "witchcraft",
          "witchcraft"
        ],
        [
          "seashell",
          "seashell"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(by extension) a phallus-shaped amulet worn around the neck as a preventive against witchcraft",
        "a kind of seashell"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "declension-2",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfas.kɪ.nũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfaʃ.ʃi.num]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fascinum"
}

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