"fornix" meaning in Latin

See fornix in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfor.niks/ [Classical], [ˈfɔrnɪks̠] [Classical], /ˈfor.niks/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈfɔrniks] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Probably akin to Latin fornāx and furnus, fornus (“furnace”), and derived from the latter as *fornikos (“vaulted like a furnace”): typologically compare Ancient Greek κάμινος (káminos, “furnace”) beside καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”), both possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, to curve”). Etymology templates: {{cog|la|fornāx}} Latin fornāx, {{m|la|furnus}} furnus, {{m|la|fornus|t=furnace}} fornus (“furnace”), {{m|la||*fornikos|t=vaulted like a furnace}} *fornikos (“vaulted like a furnace”), {{ncog|grc|κάμινος|t=furnace}} Ancient Greek κάμινος (káminos, “furnace”), {{m|grc|καμάρα|t=vaulted chamber}} καμάρα (kamára, “vaulted chamber”), {{m+|ine-pro|*kh₂em-|t=to bend, to curve}} Proto-Indo-European *kh₂em- (“to bend, to curve”) Head templates: {{la-noun|fornix<3>|g=m}} fornix m (genitive fornicis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|fornix<3>}} Forms: fornicis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], fornix [nominative, singular], fornicēs [nominative, plural], fornicis [genitive, singular], fornicum [genitive, plural], fornicī [dative, singular], fornicibus [dative, plural], fornicem [accusative, singular], fornicēs [accusative, plural], fornice [ablative, singular], fornicibus [ablative, plural], fornix [singular, vocative], fornicēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (literal) an arch, vault Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-fornix-la-noun-3FMek30e
  2. (poetic) the arch of heaven Tags: declension-3, masculine, poetic
    Sense id: en-fornix-la-noun-OMYGsB2D
  3. a brothel, bagnio, stew (situated in a cellar) Tags: declension-3, masculine
    Sense id: en-fornix-la-noun-RopXHVra Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 17 17 65 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 27 25 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cōnfornicō, fornicārius, fornicor, Fornix Fabius Related terms: fornicārius, fornicātim, fornicātiō, fornicātor, fornicātrīx, fornicātus

Inflected forms

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    },
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: fòrnix",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: fòrnix"
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          },
          "expansion": "→ English: fornix",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: fornix"
    },
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        {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: fornice",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: fornice"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: fórnice",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: fórnice"
    },
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: fornix",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: fornix"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: fórnix",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: fórnix"
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          "expansion": "→ Welsh: ffyrnig",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Welsh: ffyrnig"
    }
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      },
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        "2": "furnus"
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        "1": "la",
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        "2": "",
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      "args": {
        "1": "ine-pro",
        "2": "*kh₂em-",
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      },
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    }
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      "form": "fornicis",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inflection-template"
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      "form": "fornix",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "fornicum",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "fornicī",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fornicibus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "fornix",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fornicātiō"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fornicātor"
    },
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    },
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        "an arch, vault"
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          "arch",
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          "vault",
          "vault"
        ]
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        "(literal) an arch, vault"
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        "masculine"
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        "the arch of heaven"
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          "poetic",
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        [
          "arch",
          "arch"
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          "heaven",
          "heaven"
        ]
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        "(poetic) the arch of heaven"
      ],
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        "poetic"
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 25 48",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin masculine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "a brothel, bagnio, stew (situated in a cellar)"
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          "bagnio",
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          "stew",
          "stew"
        ],
        [
          "cellar",
          "cellar"
        ]
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        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfor.niks/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɔrnɪks̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfor.niks/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɔrniks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Rosemarie Lühr",
    "fr:Jacques André"
  ],
  "word": "fornix"
}
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    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Latin third declension nouns",
    "Requests for quotations in Latin"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "cōnfornicō"
    },
    {
      "word": "fornicārius"
    },
    {
      "word": "fornicor"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fornix Fabius"
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: fòrnix",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
      "text": "→ English: fornix"
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "fornice",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Italian: fornice",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: fornice"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "fórnice",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: fórnice",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: fórnice"
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            "2": "fornix",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: fornix",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: fornix"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "fórnix",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: fórnix",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: fórnix"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cy",
            "2": "ffyrnig",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Welsh: ffyrnig",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Welsh: ffyrnig"
    }
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      "form": "fornix",
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "fornicem",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "fornice",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "fornicibus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fornix",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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    {
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      "source": "inflection",
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      "word": "fornicārius"
    },
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      "word": "fornicātim"
    },
    {
      "word": "fornicātiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "fornicātor"
    },
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      "word": "fornicātrīx"
    },
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      "word": "fornicātus"
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        "an arch, vault"
      ],
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        [
          "arch",
          "arch"
        ],
        [
          "vault",
          "vault"
        ]
      ],
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        "(literal) an arch, vault"
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        "masculine"
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        "the arch of heaven"
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          "arch",
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          "heaven"
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        "(poetic) the arch of heaven"
      ],
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        "declension-3",
        "masculine",
        "poetic"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "a brothel, bagnio, stew (situated in a cellar)"
      ],
      "head_nr": 1,
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        [
          "brothel",
          "brothel"
        ],
        [
          "bagnio",
          "bagnio"
        ],
        [
          "stew",
          "stew"
        ],
        [
          "cellar",
          "cellar"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈfor.niks/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɔrnɪks̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfor.niks/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈfɔrniks]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "de:Rosemarie Lühr",
    "fr:Jacques André"
  ],
  "word": "fornix"
}
{
  "called_from": "page/1713/20221215",
  "msg": "later head without list of senses,template node #, fornix/Latin",
  "path": [
    "fornix"
  ],
  "section": "Latin",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "fornix",
  "trace": ""
}

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