"foramen" meaning in Latin

See foramen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [fɔˈraː.mɛn] [Classical-Latin], [foˈraː.men] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Latin forō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin forāmen From forō (“to pierce or bore”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|forō<t:to pierce or bore>|-men<pos:noun-forming suffix>|text=+|title=forāmen|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-der. Latin forō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Italic *-mn̥ Latin -men Latin forāmen [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "pierce", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰerH-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "forō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-mn̥", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-mn̥", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-men", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "noun-forming suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "forāmen", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="forāmen"> From forō (“to pierce or bore”) + -men (noun-forming suffix). Head templates: {{la-noun|forāmen<3>}} forāmen n (genitive forāminis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|forāmen<3>}} Forms: forāmen [canonical, neuter], forāminis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], forāmen [nominative, singular], forāmina [nominative, plural], forāminis [genitive, singular], forāminum [genitive, plural], forāminī [dative, singular], forāminibus [dative, plural], forāmen [accusative, singular], forāmina [accusative, plural], forāmine [ablative, singular], forāminibus [ablative, plural], forāmen [singular, vocative], forāmina [plural, vocative]
  1. (Classical Latin, rare) an opening or aperture produced by boring; a hole Tags: Classical-Latin, declension-3, rare
    Sense id: en-foramen-la-noun-3neUHJi6 Categories (other): Classical Latin
  2. (transferred sense, Late Latin) an opening, hole, cave Tags: Late-Latin, declension-3 Synonyms: caverna
    Sense id: en-foramen-la-noun-LXt753kA Categories (other): Late Latin, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -men, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 32 68 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 32 68 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 29 71 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the third declension: 37 63 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -men: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 30 70
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: forāmen acūs, forāminātus [adjective], forāminōsus [adjective] Related terms: forātus, forō
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          "forāminum",
          "foraminum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forāminī",
      "links": [
        [
          "forāminī",
          "foramini#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forāminibus",
      "links": [
        [
          "forāminibus",
          "foraminibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forāmen",
      "links": [
        [
          "forāmen",
          "foramen#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forāmina",
      "links": [
        [
          "forāmina",
          "foramina#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forāmine",
      "links": [
        [
          "forāmine",
          "foramine#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forāminibus",
      "links": [
        [
          "forāminibus",
          "foraminibus#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forāmen",
      "links": [
        [
          "forāmen",
          "foramen#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "forāmina",
      "links": [
        [
          "forāmina",
          "foramina#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "forāmen<3>"
      },
      "expansion": "forāmen n (genitive forāminis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "forāmen<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "forātus"
    },
    {
      "word": "forō"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Classical Latin",
        "Latin terms with quotations",
        "Latin terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "It is easier for a camel to pass through a needle's opening, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God",
          "ref": "Biblia Sacra Vulgata, Marcus X:25",
          "text": "Facilius est camelum per foramen acus transire, quam divitem intrare in regnum Dei",
          "translation": "It is easier for a camel to pass through a needle's opening, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an opening or aperture produced by boring; a hole"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "opening",
          "opening"
        ],
        [
          "aperture",
          "aperture"
        ],
        [
          "boring",
          "bore"
        ],
        [
          "hole",
          "hole"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Classical Latin, rare) an opening or aperture produced by boring; a hole"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin",
        "declension-3",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Latin",
        "Latin terms with transferred senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an opening, hole, cave"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
      "links": [
        [
          "opening",
          "opening"
        ],
        [
          "hole",
          "hole"
        ],
        [
          "cave",
          "cave"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "transferred sense",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transferred sense, Late Latin) an opening, hole, cave"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "caverna"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Latin",
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[fɔˈraː.mɛn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[foˈraː.men]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "foramen"
}

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