"faux" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈfau̯ks] [Classical-Latin], [ˈfau̯ks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Unknown. Possibly related to Ancient Greek χᾰ́ος (khắos, “abyss, chasm”). Etymology templates: {{unk|la}} Unknown, {{cog|grc|χᾰ́ος||abyss, chasm}} Ancient Greek χᾰ́ος (khắos, “abyss, chasm”) Head templates: {{la-noun|faux<3.I.F>}} faux f (genitive faucis); third declension, {{tlb|la|rare}} (rare) Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|faux<3.I>}} Forms: faucis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], faux [nominative, singular], faucēs [nominative, plural], faucis [genitive, singular], faucium [genitive, plural], faucī [dative, singular], faucibus [dative, plural], faucem [accusative, singular], faucēs [accusative, plural], faucīs [accusative, plural], fauce [ablative, singular], faucibus [ablative, plural], faux [singular, vocative], faucēs [plural, vocative], fōx [alternative]
  1. singular of faucēs (“throat, gorge”) Tags: declension-3, feminine, form-of, rare, singular Form of: faucēs (extra: throat, gorge) Derived forms (see): fōx
    Sense id: en-faux-la-noun-S5MTnI5E Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms with variable monophthongization, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 1 0 13 1 3 23 21 27 0 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "3": "",
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        "genitive"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faux",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucium",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucibus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fauce",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucibus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faux",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fōx",
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      ]
    }
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        "1": "la",
        "2": "rare"
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    }
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
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        {
          "sense": "see",
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        }
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          "extra": "throat, gorge",
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        }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfau̯ks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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    }
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      ],
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    }
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        "3": "",
        "4": "abyss, chasm"
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      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Unknown. Possibly related to Ancient Greek χᾰ́ος (khắos, “abyss, chasm”).",
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      "form": "faucis",
      "head_nr": 1,
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "faux",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucium",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucibus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucem",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fauce",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucibus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faux",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "faucēs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fōx",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "la",
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        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Latin terms with unknown etymologies",
        "Latin terms with variable monophthongization",
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        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for quotations in Latin"
      ],
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          "extra": "throat, gorge",
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        }
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        "singular of faucēs (“throat, gorge”)"
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        "feminine",
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        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
    {
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      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}

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